Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in North Carolina

Other Transportation Equipment manufacturing added $3.9B of value to North Carolina's economy in 2024, up 2.0% year over year. That ranks North Carolina 14th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 3.8% of North Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, other transportation equipment is a $210B industry (the 4th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $3.9B in 2024, #14 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +2% year over year.
  • Share of North Carolina's manufacturing: 3.8% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: other transportation equipment is a $210B industry nationally, #4 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+6.6% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3364OT).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the other transportation equipment industry in North Carolina? Other Transportation Equipment added $3.9B of value in North Carolina in 2024, ranking the state 14th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is other transportation equipment growing in North Carolina? North Carolina's other transportation equipment output grew 2.0% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of North Carolina's manufacturing is other transportation equipment? Other Transportation Equipment is 3.8% of North Carolina'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.