Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing in District of Columbia

Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing added $1M of value to District of Columbia's economy in 2021. That ranks District of Columbia 50th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.2% of District of Columbia's manufacturing output. Nationally, motor vehicles and parts is a $184B industry (the 7th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $1M in 2021, #50 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Share of District of Columbia's manufacturing: 0.2% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: motor vehicles and parts is a $184B industry nationally, #7 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3361MV).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the motor vehicles and parts industry in District of Columbia? Motor Vehicles and Parts added $1M of value in District of Columbia in 2021, ranking the state 50th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • What share of District of Columbia's manufacturing is motor vehicles and parts? Motor Vehicles and Parts is 0.2% of District of Columbia's total manufacturing value added in 2021, 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.