Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing in California

Petroleum and Coal Products manufacturing added $11.9B of value to California's economy in 2025, down 18.9% year over year. That ranks California 3rd of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 3.1% of California's manufacturing output. Nationally, petroleum and coal products is a $148B industry (the 8th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $11.9B in 2025, #3 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -18.9% year over year.
  • Share of California's manufacturing: 3.1% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: petroleum and coal products is a $148B industry nationally, #8 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-15.3% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 324).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the petroleum and coal products industry in California? Petroleum and Coal Products added $11.9B of value in California in 2025, ranking the state 3rd of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is petroleum and coal products growing in California? California's petroleum and coal products output shrank 18.9% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of California's manufacturing is petroleum and coal products? Petroleum and Coal Products is 3.1% 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.