Manufacturing Economy Monitor
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in Iowa
Other Transportation Equipment manufacturing added $294M of value to Iowa's economy in 2024, down 2.6% year over year. That ranks Iowa 37th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.7% of Iowa's manufacturing output. Nationally, other transportation equipment is a $210B industry (the 4th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Output and rank
- Value added: $294M in 2024, #37 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
- Growth: -2.6% year over year.
- Share of Iowa's manufacturing: 0.7% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
- National context: other transportation equipment is a $210B industry nationally, #4 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+6.6% year over year).
- Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3364OT).
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the other transportation equipment industry in Iowa? Other Transportation Equipment added $294M of value in Iowa in 2024, ranking the state 37th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
- Is other transportation equipment growing in Iowa? Iowa's other transportation equipment output shrank 2.6% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
- What share of Iowa's manufacturing is other transportation equipment? Other Transportation Equipment is 0.7% of Iowa'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.