Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Electrical Equipment and Appliances Manufacturing in North Carolina

Electrical Equipment and Appliances manufacturing added $4.1B of value to North Carolina's economy in 2025, up 14.4% year over year. That ranks North Carolina 8th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 3.7% of North Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, electrical equipment and appliances is a $87.1B industry (the 11th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $4.1B in 2025, #8 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +14.4% year over year.
  • Share of North Carolina's manufacturing: 3.7% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: electrical equipment and appliances is a $87.1B industry nationally, #11 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+5.8% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 335).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the electrical equipment and appliances industry in North Carolina? Electrical Equipment and Appliances added $4.1B of value in North Carolina in 2025, ranking the state 8th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is electrical equipment and appliances growing in North Carolina? North Carolina's electrical equipment and appliances output grew 14.4% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of North Carolina's manufacturing is electrical equipment and appliances? Electrical Equipment and Appliances is 3.7% of North Carolina'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.