Manufacturing Economy Monitor
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in California
Other Transportation Equipment manufacturing added $31.3B of value to California's economy in 2025, up 12.9% year over year. That ranks California 1st of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 8% of California's manufacturing output. Nationally, other transportation equipment is a $202B industry (the 5th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Output and rank
- Value added: $31.3B in 2025, #1 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
- Growth: +12.9% year over year.
- Share of California's manufacturing: 8% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
- National context: other transportation equipment is a $202B industry nationally, #5 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+11.9% year over year).
- Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3364OT).
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the other transportation equipment industry in California? Other Transportation Equipment added $31.3B of value in California in 2025, ranking the state 1st of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
- Is other transportation equipment growing in California? California's other transportation equipment output grew 12.9% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
- What share of California's manufacturing is other transportation equipment? Other Transportation Equipment is 8% of California's total manufacturing value added in 2025, 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 2026-10-01.