Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Printing and Related Support Manufacturing in South Carolina

Printing and Related Support manufacturing added $571M of value to South Carolina's economy in 2024, up 4.7% year over year. That ranks South Carolina 25th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.2% of South Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, printing and related support is a $41.5B industry (the 16th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $571M in 2024, #25 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +4.7% year over year.
  • Share of South Carolina's manufacturing: 1.2% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: printing and related support is a $41.5B industry nationally, #16 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+0.5% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 323).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the printing and related support industry in South Carolina? Printing and Related Support added $571M of value in South Carolina in 2024, ranking the state 25th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is printing and related support growing in South Carolina? South Carolina's printing and related support output grew 4.7% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of South Carolina's manufacturing is printing and related support? Printing and Related Support is 1.2% 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.