Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Electrical Equipment and Appliances Manufacturing in Virginia

Electrical Equipment and Appliances manufacturing added $1.2B of value to Virginia's economy in 2024, up 8.2% year over year. That ranks Virginia 21th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 2.3% of Virginia's manufacturing output. Nationally, electrical equipment and appliances is a $82.5B industry (the 11th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $1.2B in 2024, #21 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +8.2% year over year.
  • Share of Virginia's manufacturing: 2.3% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: electrical equipment and appliances is a $82.5B industry nationally, #11 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+2.9% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 335).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the electrical equipment and appliances industry in Virginia? Electrical Equipment and Appliances added $1.2B of value in Virginia in 2024, ranking the state 21th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is electrical equipment and appliances growing in Virginia? Virginia's electrical equipment and appliances output grew 8.2% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Virginia's manufacturing is electrical equipment and appliances? Electrical Equipment and Appliances is 2.3% of Virginia'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.