Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in South Carolina

Other Transportation Equipment manufacturing added $2.8B of value to South Carolina's economy in 2025, up 2.4% year over year. That ranks South Carolina 17th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 5.7% of South Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, other transportation equipment is a $202B industry (the 5th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $2.8B in 2025, #17 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +2.4% year over year.
  • Share of South Carolina's manufacturing: 5.7% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: other transportation equipment is a $202B industry nationally, #5 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+11.9% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3364OT).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the other transportation equipment industry in South Carolina? Other Transportation Equipment added $2.8B of value in South Carolina in 2025, ranking the state 17th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is other transportation equipment growing in South Carolina? South Carolina's other transportation equipment output grew 2.4% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of South Carolina's manufacturing is other transportation equipment? Other Transportation Equipment is 5.7% of South 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.