Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Apparel and Leather Products Manufacturing in Pennsylvania

Apparel and Leather Products manufacturing added $390M of value to Pennsylvania's economy in 2024, up 3.8% year over year. That ranks Pennsylvania 7th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.4% of Pennsylvania's manufacturing output. Nationally, apparel and leather products is a $12.3B industry (the 19th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $390M in 2024, #7 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +3.8% year over year.
  • Share of Pennsylvania's manufacturing: 0.4% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: apparel and leather products is a $12.3B industry nationally, #19 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1.6% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 315AL).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the apparel and leather products industry in Pennsylvania? Apparel and Leather Products added $390M of value in Pennsylvania in 2024, ranking the state 7th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is apparel and leather products growing in Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania's apparel and leather products output grew 3.8% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Pennsylvania's manufacturing is apparel and leather products? Apparel and Leather Products is 0.4% of Pennsylvania'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.