Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturing in Montana

Computer and Electronic Products manufacturing added $166M of value to Montana's economy in 2024, up 10.8% year over year. That ranks Montana 43th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 3.7% of Montana's manufacturing output. Nationally, computer and electronic products is a $318B industry (the 3rd-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $166M in 2024, #43 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +10.8% year over year.
  • Share of Montana's manufacturing: 3.7% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: computer and electronic products is a $318B industry nationally, #3 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+6.1% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 334).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the computer and electronic products industry in Montana? Computer and Electronic Products added $166M of value in Montana in 2024, ranking the state 43th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is computer and electronic products growing in Montana? Montana's computer and electronic products output grew 10.8% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Montana's manufacturing is computer and electronic products? Computer and Electronic Products is 3.7% of Montana'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.