Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Printing and Related Support Manufacturing in Iowa

Printing and Related Support manufacturing added $660M of value to Iowa's economy in 2024, up 0.9% year over year. That ranks Iowa 21th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.5% of Iowa's manufacturing output. Nationally, printing and related support is a $41.5B industry (the 16th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $660M in 2024, #21 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +0.9% year over year.
  • Share of Iowa's manufacturing: 1.5% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: printing and related support is a $41.5B industry nationally, #16 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+0.5% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 323).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the printing and related support industry in Iowa? Printing and Related Support added $660M of value in Iowa in 2024, ranking the state 21th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is printing and related support growing in Iowa? Iowa's printing and related support output grew 0.9% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Iowa's manufacturing is printing and related support? Printing and Related Support is 1.5% 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.