Manufacturing Economy Monitor
Primary Metals Manufacturing in New Jersey
Primary Metals manufacturing added $644M of value to New Jersey's economy in 2025, down 4.2% year over year. That ranks New Jersey 27th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.9% of New Jersey's manufacturing output. Nationally, primary metals is a $77.8B industry (the 13th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Output and rank
- Value added: $644M in 2025, #27 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
- Growth: -4.2% year over year.
- Share of New Jersey's manufacturing: 0.9% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
- National context: primary metals is a $77.8B industry nationally, #13 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1% year over year).
- Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 331).
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the primary metals industry in New Jersey? Primary Metals added $644M of value in New Jersey in 2025, ranking the state 27th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
- Is primary metals growing in New Jersey? New Jersey's primary metals output shrank 4.2% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
- What share of New Jersey's manufacturing is primary metals? Primary Metals is 0.9% of New Jersey'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.