Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in Tennessee

Other Transportation Equipment manufacturing added $1.2B of value to Tennessee's economy in 2024, down 4.5% year over year. That ranks Tennessee 31th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.8% of Tennessee'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: $1.2B in 2024, #31 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -4.5% year over year.
  • Share of Tennessee's manufacturing: 1.8% 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 Tennessee? Other Transportation Equipment added $1.2B of value in Tennessee in 2024, ranking the state 31th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is other transportation equipment growing in Tennessee? Tennessee's other transportation equipment output shrank 4.5% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Tennessee's manufacturing is other transportation equipment? Other Transportation Equipment is 1.8% of Tennessee'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.