Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Apparel and Leather Products Manufacturing in West Virginia

Apparel and Leather Products manufacturing added $7M of value to West Virginia's economy in 2025, down 7.0% year over year. That ranks West Virginia 43rd of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 0.1% of West Virginia's manufacturing output. Nationally, apparel and leather products is a $12.2B industry (the 19th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $7M in 2025, #43 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -7% year over year.
  • Share of West Virginia's manufacturing: 0.1% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: apparel and leather products is a $12.2B industry nationally, #19 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-0.8% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 315AL).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the apparel and leather products industry in West Virginia? Apparel and Leather Products added $7M of value in West Virginia in 2025, ranking the state 43rd of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is apparel and leather products growing in West Virginia? West Virginia's apparel and leather products output shrank 7.0% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of West Virginia's manufacturing is apparel and leather products? Apparel and Leather Products is 0.1% of West Virginia'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.