Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Manufacturing in California

Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing added $18.6B of value to California's economy in 2024, up 4.5% year over year. That ranks California 1st of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 4.9% of California's manufacturing output. Nationally, miscellaneous manufacturing is a $117B industry (the 9th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $18.6B in 2024, #1 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +4.5% year over year.
  • Share of California's manufacturing: 4.9% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: miscellaneous manufacturing is a $117B industry nationally, #9 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+2.3% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 339).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the miscellaneous manufacturing industry in California? Miscellaneous Manufacturing added $18.6B of value in California in 2024, ranking the state 1st of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is miscellaneous manufacturing growing in California? California's miscellaneous manufacturing output grew 4.5% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of California's manufacturing is miscellaneous manufacturing? Miscellaneous Manufacturing is 4.9% of California's total manufacturing value added in 2024, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

About this data

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.