Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Manufacturing in Illinois

Miscellaneous Manufacturing manufacturing added $7.5B of value to Illinois's economy in 2025, up 26.0% year over year. That ranks Illinois 2nd of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 5.4% of Illinois's manufacturing output. Nationally, miscellaneous manufacturing is a $119B industry (the 9th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $7.5B in 2025, #2 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +26% year over year.
  • Share of Illinois's manufacturing: 5.4% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: miscellaneous manufacturing is a $119B industry nationally, #9 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+1.7% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 339).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the miscellaneous manufacturing industry in Illinois? Miscellaneous Manufacturing added $7.5B of value in Illinois in 2025, ranking the state 2nd of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is miscellaneous manufacturing growing in Illinois? Illinois's miscellaneous manufacturing output grew 26.0% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Illinois's manufacturing is miscellaneous manufacturing? Miscellaneous Manufacturing is 5.4% of Illinois'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.