From booming global production to a digital revolution on the factory floor, the latest statistics reveal that manufacturing is not just surviving but thriving in a complex world.
Key Takeaways
- In 2022, U.S. manufacturing shipments totaled $6.9 trillion, marking a 5.4% increase from 2021
- Global manufacturing output reached $16 trillion in 2022, driven by electronics and machinery sectors
- China's manufacturing production index rose 5.5% year-over-year in December 2022
- U.S. manufacturing employment stood at 12.9 million in 2022, down 0.5% from prior year
- Global manufacturing workforce estimated at 500 million in 2022
- China's manufacturing employment was 120 million in 2022
- Manufacturing value added contributed 16% to global GDP in 2021 ($14.2 trillion)
- U.S. manufacturing GDP share 11.4% in 2022 ($2.9 trillion)
- China's manufacturing value added $5.1 trillion in 2022 (28% of GDP)
- Global robot installations in manufacturing 553,000 units in 2022, up 5%
- U.S. manufacturing firms adopting AI: 25% in 2022 survey
- Additive manufacturing (3D printing) market $17.9 billion globally in 2022
- U.S. manufacturing exports totaled $1.51 trillion in 2022, up 7.8%
- Global manufacturing trade $12.5 trillion in goods 2022
- China manufacturing exports $3.59 trillion in 2022
Global manufacturing grew significantly in 2022, led by electronics, vehicles, and machinery.
Economic Impact
- Manufacturing value added contributed 16% to global GDP in 2021 ($14.2 trillion)
- U.S. manufacturing GDP share 11.4% in 2022 ($2.9 trillion)
- China's manufacturing value added $5.1 trillion in 2022 (28% of GDP)
- EU manufacturing GDP contribution 15.6% in 2022 (€2.1 trillion)
- Japan's manufacturing sector 20.8% of GDP in 2022 ($1 trillion)
- India manufacturing GDP share 14.3% in FY2022-23 ($450 billion)
- Germany manufacturing 23% of GDP in 2022 (€900 billion)
- South Korea manufacturing 26.4% GDP in 2022 ($450 billion)
- Mexico manufacturing 17.9% GDP in 2022 ($280 billion)
- Brazil manufacturing 11% GDP in 2022 ($220 billion)
- U.S. manufacturing exports $1.5 trillion in 2022, supporting 7.5 million jobs
- Global manufacturing trade volume $13 trillion in 2022
- Manufacturing R&D spending global $1.2 trillion in 2022
- U.S. manufacturing multiplier effect: each job supports 3.6 others
- Chemical manufacturing U.S. economic impact $5.9 trillion (25% GDP indirect)
- Automotive sector global economic value $3 trillion in 2022
- U.S. manufacturing tax revenue $250 billion federal in 2022
- Electronics manufacturing economic output $2.8 trillion globally 2022
- U.S. manufacturing productivity growth 1.1% in 2022
Economic Impact Interpretation
While manufacturing is often called the 'backbone' of economies, these figures show it’s more of a full circulatory system, pumping out a $14 trillion global GDP contribution, $13 trillion in trade, and trillions more in cascading economic value and innovation, proving a factory floor is seldom just a floor.
Employment Labor
- U.S. manufacturing employment stood at 12.9 million in 2022, down 0.5% from prior year
- Global manufacturing workforce estimated at 500 million in 2022
- China's manufacturing employment was 120 million in 2022
- EU manufacturing jobs totaled 31 million in 2022
- U.S. women in manufacturing workforce: 29.3% in 2022 (3.8 million)
- Japan's manufacturing employment declined to 10.2 million in 2022
- India's manufacturing labor force 62 million in 2022
- Average hourly earnings in U.S. manufacturing $28.12 in 2022
- South Korea manufacturing employment 4.1 million in 2022
- Germany's manufacturing workforce 7.8 million in 2022
- Mexico manufacturing jobs 4.2 million in 2022 (21% of total employment)
- Brazil manufacturing employment 10.5 million in 2022
- U.S. manufacturing unemployment rate 3.4% in 2022 average
- Global manufacturing labor productivity grew 1.2% in 2022
- U.S. chemical manufacturing employment 850,000 in 2022
- Automotive manufacturing U.S. jobs 1 million in 2022
- Electronics manufacturing global jobs 20 million in 2022
- U.S. machinery sector employment 1.1 million in 2022
- Textile manufacturing U.S. jobs 500,000 in 2022
- U.S. food manufacturing employment 1.7 million in 2022
- Aerospace manufacturing U.S. jobs 600,000 in 2022
- Pharma manufacturing U.S. employment 300,000 in 2022
- U.S. manufacturing added 300,000 jobs from 2021-2022
Employment Labor Interpretation
While America's factory floor may be a quieter, higher-paid, and more automated stage than the global show—with China and India playing the massive leads—the U.S. manufacturing script is still being rewritten, adding roles in key scenes like autos and aerospace despite an overall decline in its cast size.
Production Output
- In 2022, U.S. manufacturing shipments totaled $6.9 trillion, marking a 5.4% increase from 2021
- Global manufacturing output reached $16 trillion in 2022, driven by electronics and machinery sectors
- China's manufacturing production index rose 5.5% year-over-year in December 2022
- EU-27 industrial production in manufacturing grew by 1.1% in 2022 compared to 2021
- Japan's manufacturing output increased by 2.3% in fiscal year 2022, led by automobiles
- India's manufacturing sector output grew 4.8% in FY 2022-23
- South Korea's manufacturing production index stood at 103.5 in 2022 (2015=100)
- Germany's manufacturing output declined 1.8% in 2022 due to energy crisis
- Mexico's manufacturing GDP contribution was 18.9% in 2022 with $280 billion output
- Brazil's industrial production in manufacturing rose 2.5% in 2022
- In 2022, U.S. chemical manufacturing output was $908 billion, up 6.2%
- Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing output hit $574 billion in 2022
- Automotive manufacturing global production reached 85.3 million vehicles in 2022
- U.S. machinery manufacturing shipments were $452 billion in 2022
- Textile manufacturing global output was 110 million tons in 2022
- U.S. food manufacturing output totaled $1.1 trillion in 2022
- Aerospace manufacturing deliveries were 1,635 commercial aircraft globally in 2022
- Pharmaceuticals manufacturing revenue worldwide $1.48 trillion in 2022
- U.S. computer and electronics manufacturing output $350 billion in 2022
- Steel production globally was 1.88 billion metric tons in 2022
Production Output Interpretation
While the global industrial engine hummed louder in 2022, with many sectors from chips to chemicals posting robust gains, the sputtering in some major economies like Germany serves as a sobering reminder that this interconnected machine remains vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and energy price spikes.
Technology Innovation
- Global robot installations in manufacturing 553,000 units in 2022, up 5%
- U.S. manufacturing firms adopting AI: 25% in 2022 survey
- Additive manufacturing (3D printing) market $17.9 billion globally in 2022
- Industrial IoT connections in manufacturing 13.1 billion in 2022
- U.S. manufacturing R&D tax credit claims $10 billion in 2022
- Cobots (collaborative robots) deployments doubled to 40,000 in manufacturing 2022
- Digital twin adoption in manufacturing 85% of large firms in 2022
- 5G private networks in manufacturing: 200 deployed globally by 2022
- Predictive maintenance software market $10.6 billion in manufacturing 2022
- AR/VR in manufacturing training used by 40% U.S. firms 2022
- Blockchain pilots in manufacturing supply chains: 15% adoption 2022
- U.S. manufacturing energy efficiency improved 20% since 2010 by 2022
- Machine vision systems shipments 1 million units globally 2022
- Edge computing in manufacturing factories: 60% penetration 2022
- Quantum computing pilots in manufacturing optimization: 10 firms in 2022
Technology Innovation Interpretation
Despite being a symphony of silicon and steel, modern manufacturing is harmonizing human ingenuity with a digital orchestra of robots, AI, and data, conducting a revolution that is not just automating tasks, but intelligently reinventing the very art of making things.
Trade Exports
- U.S. manufacturing exports totaled $1.51 trillion in 2022, up 7.8%
- Global manufacturing trade $12.5 trillion in goods 2022
- China manufacturing exports $3.59 trillion in 2022
- Germany manufacturing exports €1.44 trillion in 2022
- U.S. manufacturing imports $2.4 trillion in 2022
- Mexico manufacturing exports to U.S. $475 billion in 2022 (USMCA)
- Japan auto manufacturing exports 4.3 million vehicles in 2022
- South Korea electronics exports $150 billion in 2022
- India pharmaceutical exports $25 billion in 2022
- EU machinery manufacturing exports €600 billion in 2022
- Brazil aircraft manufacturing exports $7 billion in 2022 (Embraer)
- U.S. chemical exports $110 billion in 2022
- Global semiconductor trade $600 billion in 2022
- Automotive parts manufacturing global trade $900 billion 2022
- U.S. machinery exports $190 billion in 2022
Trade Exports Interpretation
While America's factories are selling globally like never before, the U.S. manufacturing trade deficit gapes like a hungry maw, reminding us we're world-class consumers of everyone else's clever widgets.
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