How big is manufacturing in Maine?

Manufacturing contributed $8.6B to Maine's economy in 2025, ranking #40 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.

What share of Maine's economy is manufacturing?

Manufacturing is 8.3% of Maine's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Maine is less manufacturing-intensive than the national average.

What is the largest manufacturing industry in Maine?

Other Transportation Equipment leads at $1.8B (2024), followed by food, beverage, and tobacco products ($1.4B) and paper products ($969M), per BEA state GDP by industry.

Is manufacturing in Maine growing?

Maine's manufacturing GDP is up 0.5% year over year in dollar terms and up 1.0% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).

Does Maine make more durable or nondurable goods?

Durable goods lead in Maine: $4.7B versus $3.9B of value added in 2025.

Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Manufacturing in Maine

Manufacturing contributed $8.6B to Maine's economy in 2025 (8.3% of the state's GDP), ranking Maine #40 of 51 states and DC by manufacturing output, per the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Output rose 0.5% year over year (+1.0% after inflation). The state's largest manufacturing industry is other transportation equipment ($1.8B in 2024).

Output and rank

Manufacturing GDP: $8.6B in 2025, #40 of 51 states and DC.
Share of the state economy: 8.3% of Maine's GDP.
Growth: +0.5% year over year (+1% after inflation).
Composition: $4.7B durable goods, $3.9B nondurable goods.

Largest manufacturing industries in Maine

Other Transportation Equipment: $1.8B (2024)
Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Products: $1.4B (2024)
Paper Products: $969M (2024)

Frequently asked questions

How big is manufacturing in Maine? Manufacturing contributed $8.6B to Maine's economy in 2025, ranking #40 of 51 states and DC, per BEA state GDP data.
What share of Maine's economy is manufacturing? Manufacturing is 8.3% of Maine's GDP in 2025. Nationally, manufacturing averages 9.4% of GDP, so Maine is less manufacturing-intensive than the national average.
What is the largest manufacturing industry in Maine? Other Transportation Equipment leads at $1.8B (2024), followed by food, beverage, and tobacco products ($1.4B) and paper products ($969M), per BEA state GDP by industry.
Is manufacturing in Maine growing? Maine's manufacturing GDP is up 0.5% year over year in dollar terms and up 1.0% after inflation, per the latest BEA annual data (2025).
Does Maine make more durable or nondurable goods? Durable goods lead in Maine: $4.7B versus $3.9B of value added in 2025.

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.