Manufacturing Economy Monitor
Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing in South Carolina
Fabricated Metal Products manufacturing added $3.4B of value to South Carolina's economy in 2024, up 2.2% year over year. That ranks South Carolina 20th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 7.2% of South Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, fabricated metal products is a $193B industry (the 6th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Output and rank
- Value added: $3.4B in 2024, #20 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
- Growth: +2.2% year over year.
- Share of South Carolina's manufacturing: 7.2% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
- National context: fabricated metal products is a $193B industry nationally, #6 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+1.3% year over year).
- Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 332).
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the fabricated metal products industry in South Carolina? Fabricated Metal Products added $3.4B of value in South Carolina in 2024, ranking the state 20th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
- Is fabricated metal products growing in South Carolina? South Carolina's fabricated metal products output grew 2.2% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
- What share of South Carolina's manufacturing is fabricated metal products? Fabricated Metal Products is 7.2% of South 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.