Useful Stats: Value-added Manufacturing by State, 2001-2005

Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau releases its annual Geographic Area Statistics report, filled with detailed statistics collected from its Annual Survey of Manufacturers. The report provides data for the nation as a whole, every state, and the District of Columbia for numerous sectors within the manufacturing field. Included in the report are statistics for the number of employees, payroll, value added, value of shipments, capital expenditures, cost of materials, and cost of electric energy for heat and power.



Using this data, SSTI has prepared a table showing the state rankings for the percent change between 2001 and 2005 for the total manufacturing value added, the value of shipments, and the value added per employee.



For the entire U.S., the country’s value added increased 18.9 percent over the five-year period. Louisiana led all states in both the increase in value added (210.1 percent) and the value added per employee in the manufacturing sector (250.5 percent increase) from 2001 to 2005. New Mexico had the highest percentage increase of manufacturing shipments, at 133.3 percent. Of the five states experiencing a decrease in shipments, South Dakota had the largest such decrease at -6.6 percent. As a whole, the total value of U.S. manufacturing shipments increased by 19.3 percent over the five-year period.



Arizona was the only state to witness a decrease in the value added per employee 2001-2005, dropping by 2.1 percent. Nationally, during the same period, the total value added per employee increased by 43.4 percent.



To see where each state is ranked in these categories, visit SSTI's table at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/052107t.htm



Annual Survey of Manufactures, Geographic Area Statistics: 2005 is available at: http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/am0531as1.pdf