Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Primary Metals Manufacturing in Vermont

Primary Metals manufacturing added $20M of value to Vermont's economy in 2025, up 1.0% year over year. That ranks Vermont 48th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.5% of Vermont's manufacturing output. Nationally, primary metals is a $77.8B industry (the 13th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $20M in 2025, #48 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +1% year over year.
  • Share of Vermont's manufacturing: 0.5% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: primary metals is a $77.8B industry nationally, #13 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 331).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the primary metals industry in Vermont? Primary Metals added $20M of value in Vermont in 2025, ranking the state 48th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is primary metals growing in Vermont? Vermont's primary metals output grew 1.0% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Vermont's manufacturing is primary metals? Primary Metals is 0.5% of Vermont'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.