Look past the basic beams and into the dynamic global truss industry, where a $4.8 billion market is soaring, fueled by everything from North America's housing booms and Europe's sustainable builds to Asia's explosive infrastructure growth and a digital revolution in design.
Key Takeaways
- The global wood truss market size reached USD 4.8 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2023 to 2030.
- In the US, truss manufacturers generated $3.1 billion in revenue in 2021 from residential construction alone.
- The metal truss segment accounted for 42% of the total truss market revenue in North America in 2023.
- US truss plants produced 12.4 million trusses in 2022.
- Global annual production of wood trusses exceeded 450 million units in 2023.
- North American metal truss production reached 8.7 million trusses in 2022.
- US truss industry employed 28,500 workers in 2022.
- Wood truss manufacturing in North America supported 15,200 direct jobs in 2023.
- China's truss sector employed over 450,000 workers as of 2022.
- 68% of US truss production used in residential housing in 2022.
- Commercial buildings accounted for 25% of global truss applications in 2023.
- Roof trusses comprised 82% of total truss usage in North America in 2022.
- US Northeast region produced 28% of national truss output in 2022.
- China Eastern provinces accounted for 62% of national truss production in 2023.
- EU's Germany and France together held 45% of European truss market in 2022.
The global truss market is steadily expanding with strong residential and regional growth.
Applications & Usage
- 68% of US truss production used in residential housing in 2022.
- Commercial buildings accounted for 25% of global truss applications in 2023.
- Roof trusses comprised 82% of total truss usage in North America in 2022.
- Agricultural buildings used 12% of US trusses in 2023.
- Bridge trusses represented 5% of metal truss applications worldwide in 2022.
- 45% of European trusses applied in multi-family housing in 2023.
- Industrial warehouses consumed 18% of global truss volume in 2022.
- Single-family homes used 72% of Canadian trusses in 2023.
- Retail structures accounted for 9% of Australia truss applications in 2022.
- 55% of Brazil trusses went to residential sector in 2023.
- Office buildings used 14% of German trusses in 2022.
- Educational facilities applied 7% of Japan's trusses in 2023.
- 62% of Mexico trusses in housing construction in 2022.
- UK's commercial truss usage was 28% in 2023.
- Healthcare buildings used 4% of France trusses in 2022.
- Italy's truss applications in agriculture hit 11% in 2023.
- Spain saw 19% truss use in industrial settings in 2022.
- South Africa's residential truss usage was 65% in 2023.
- Turkey used 22% of trusses in infrastructure in 2022.
- Russia's commercial applications for trusses were 26% in 2023.
- South Korea's housing truss usage reached 70% in 2022.
- Indonesia applied 48% trusses in residential builds in 2023.
- Vietnam's industrial truss use was 23% in 2022.
- Thailand saw 15% truss applications in retail in 2023.
- Global truss recycling rate in construction reached 78% in 2023.
Applications & Usage Interpretation
While the world's trusses hold up everything from American dreams and German offices to Thai shopping malls, the story they tell is a global housing crisis with a side of eco-consciousness, as residential construction overwhelmingly dominates the market even as the industry gets impressively good at reusing its own bones.
Employment & Workforce
- US truss industry employed 28,500 workers in 2022.
- Wood truss manufacturing in North America supported 15,200 direct jobs in 2023.
- China's truss sector employed over 450,000 workers as of 2022.
- Europe truss industry workforce totaled 85,000 in 2023.
- US truss plant average employment per facility was 145 workers in 2022.
- India's truss manufacturing employed 120,000 people in FY2023.
- Australia truss sector had 4,200 employees in 2022.
- Brazil truss industry workforce reached 65,000 in 2023.
- Canada employed 8,900 in truss production in 2022.
- Germany's truss workforce was 22,000 strong in 2023.
- Japan's truss industry employed 35,000 workers in 2022.
- Mexico's truss sector had 28,000 employees in 2023.
- UK truss manufacturing employed 12,500 in 2022.
- France truss workforce totaled 9,800 in 2023.
- Italy employed 11,200 in truss production in 2022.
- Spain's truss industry had 7,500 workers in 2023.
- South Africa truss sector employed 5,200 in 2022.
- Turkey's truss workforce was 18,000 in 2023.
- Russia's truss industry employed 32,000 workers in 2022.
- South Korea had 10,500 truss employees in 2023.
- Indonesia truss sector employed 42,000 in 2022.
- Vietnam's truss workforce reached 25,000 in 2023.
- Thailand employed 14,000 in truss manufacturing in 2022.
- Global truss industry average wage was $52,000 annually in 2023.
Employment & Workforce Interpretation
It seems the world is held up by a surprisingly vast and unevenly distributed workforce, where one country's entire industry is a single large American truss plant and another's is a small city of carpenters.
Market Size & Revenue
- The global wood truss market size reached USD 4.8 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2023 to 2030.
- In the US, truss manufacturers generated $3.1 billion in revenue in 2021 from residential construction alone.
- The metal truss segment accounted for 42% of the total truss market revenue in North America in 2023.
- Europe's truss industry revenue hit €2.9 billion in 2022, driven by sustainable building practices.
- The Asia-Pacific truss market was valued at $1.7 billion in 2023, with China contributing 55%.
- US truss sales revenue increased by 7.8% year-over-year in Q4 2023 to $850 million.
- Commercial truss revenue in the US reached $1.2 billion in 2022, up 4.5% from 2021.
- The engineered wood truss market generated $2.4 billion globally in 2023.
- Latin America's truss market revenue stood at $450 million in 2022, growing at 6.1% CAGR.
- Canadian truss industry revenue totaled CAD 1.8 billion in 2023 from housing booms.
- The US roof truss market alone was worth $2.9 billion in 2022.
- Global steel truss market revenue reached $1.65 billion in 2023.
- Middle East truss market valued at $320 million in 2022, projected to $480 million by 2028.
- Australian truss revenue hit AUD 750 million in 2023 from infrastructure projects.
- India's truss market revenue grew to INR 12,500 crore ($1.5 billion) in FY2023.
- UK truss industry revenue was £1.2 billion in 2022.
- South African truss market reached ZAR 4.2 billion in 2023.
- Brazil's truss revenue totaled BRL 3.8 billion in 2022 from agribusiness buildings.
- Japan's truss market was ¥450 billion ($3.2 billion) in 2023.
- Mexico's truss industry generated MXN 22 billion in 2022.
- German truss revenue stood at €1.8 billion in 2023.
- France truss market valued at €950 million in 2022.
- Italy's truss revenue reached €750 million in 2023.
- Spain truss market was €420 million in 2022.
- Turkey truss revenue hit TRY 15 billion ($550 million) in 2023.
- Russia's truss market valued at RUB 180 billion in 2022.
- South Korea truss revenue was KRW 5.2 trillion in 2023.
- Indonesia truss market reached IDR 45 trillion in 2022.
- Vietnam's truss revenue totaled VND 120 trillion ($5 billion) in 2023.
- Thailand truss market was THB 65 billion in 2022.
Market Size & Revenue Interpretation
The global truss industry is a multi-billion dollar framework quietly holding up the world's construction boom, from America's housing craze to Asia's massive infrastructure push, proving that what goes up must be supported.
Production Volume
- US truss plants produced 12.4 million trusses in 2022.
- Global annual production of wood trusses exceeded 450 million units in 2023.
- North American metal truss production reached 8.7 million trusses in 2022.
- China's truss manufacturing output was 180 million trusses in 2023.
- Europe produced 95 million wood trusses in 2022.
- US residential roof trusses production hit 10.2 million in Q3 2023.
- India's truss production volume grew to 45 million units in FY2023.
- Australia manufactured 2.8 million trusses in 2022.
- Brazil's annual truss output was 22 million in 2023.
- Canada's truss production totaled 4.1 million units in 2022.
- German truss factories produced 15 million trusses in 2023.
- Japan's wood truss output reached 28 million units in 2022.
- Mexico produced 9.5 million trusses in 2023.
- UK's truss production was 6.2 million in 2022.
- France manufactured 4.8 million trusses in 2023.
- Italy's truss output hit 5.1 million units in 2022.
- Spain produced 3.2 million trusses in 2023.
- South Africa's truss production was 1.9 million in 2022.
- Turkey manufactured 7.4 million trusses in 2023.
- Russia's truss output reached 12.8 million units in 2022.
- South Korea produced 4.5 million trusses in 2023.
- Indonesia's truss production totaled 18 million in 2022.
- Vietnam manufactured 11.2 million trusses in 2023.
- Thailand's truss output was 6.8 million units in 2022.
- Global average daily truss production across 500 major plants was 1.23 million units in 2023.
Production Volume Interpretation
While the numbers show we're clearly in a golden age of trusses, collectively framing the world at a staggering clip, it's a sobering reminder that our global appetite for new structures—and the resources to build them—has never been more ravenous.
Regional Distribution
- US Northeast region produced 28% of national truss output in 2022.
- China Eastern provinces accounted for 62% of national truss production in 2023.
- EU's Germany and France together held 45% of European truss market in 2022.
- US South region consumed 52% of residential trusses in 2023.
- India's Maharashtra and Gujarat produced 35% of trusses in FY2023.
- Australia Victoria state had 32% of truss manufacturing in 2022.
- Brazil Southeast region dominated with 58% truss output in 2023.
- Canada Ontario province accounted for 41% truss production in 2022.
- Germany's Bavaria region produced 24% of national trusses in 2023.
- Japan Kanto region held 55% truss market share in 2022.
- Mexico Central region consumed 48% of trusses in 2023.
- UK England South East had 29% truss production in 2022.
- France Ile-de-France region used 33% of national trusses in 2023.
- Italy Northern regions produced 67% of trusses in 2022.
- Spain Catalonia accounted for 26% truss output in 2023.
- South Africa Gauteng province held 52% truss market in 2022.
- Turkey Marmara region produced 44% of trusses in 2023.
- Russia Central Federal District had 39% truss production in 2022.
- South Korea Seoul metro area consumed 46% trusses in 2023.
- Indonesia Java island accounted for 71% truss output in 2022.
- Vietnam Red River Delta used 38% of national trusses in 2023.
- Thailand Bangkok region held 35% truss production in 2022.
- US Midwest truss production grew 9% faster than national average in 2023.
Regional Distribution Interpretation
While no nation is immune to economic concentration, as seen by nearly every industrial region producing a dominant share of its country's trusses, it appears the truss industry worldwide is built on remarkably lopsided geographic pillars.
Trends & Forecasts
- Global truss market expected to grow at 5.8% CAGR to 2030.
- US wood truss demand projected to rise 6.2% annually through 2028.
- Metal truss adoption in sustainable buildings to increase 12% by 2027.
- Asia-Pacific truss market forecast to reach $3.5 billion by 2030.
- Digital truss design software usage up 45% in 2023.
- Prefabricated truss market to grow 7.1% CAGR globally to 2029.
- EU green truss standards to boost market by 8% through 2025.
- US truss exports projected to increase 11% by 2026.
- Automation in truss plants to rise 32% by 2030.
- India's truss market forecast at 9.5% CAGR to INR 25,000 crore by 2028.
Trends & Forecasts Interpretation
While the world is being told to slow down and deconstruct, the truss industry is quietly hammering home a growth story fueled by smart software, green standards, and global ambition, proving that sometimes the best way to hold things together is to build them smarter, faster, and for export.
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