Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2018)
$0.30
(Percent share of total gross state product)
0.22%
Manufacturing Firms in the District of Columbia (2016)
111
District of Columbia Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in the District of Columbia account for 0.22% of the total output in the area, employing 0.17% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $0.30 billion in 2018. In addition, there were an average of 1,000 manufacturing employees in the District of Columbia in 2018.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (2018)
1,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
0.17%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2017)
N/A
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2017)
$83,076.73
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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District of Columbia Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive the District of Columbia’s economy, with $2.19 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2018. That same year, $0.18 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2018)
$2.19
(Percent share of total goods exports)
80.25%
Growth in Manufactured Goods Exports (2010–2018)
65.04%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
5,638
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
N/A
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
N/A
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2018)
$0.18
(Percent of total exports, 2018)
6.46%
Total Manufactured Goods Exports to Canada and Mexico (NAFTA, 2018)
$0.03
Top Five Export Markets (Percent of total manufactured goods exports, 2018)
1.32%
Qatar
70.36%
United Arab Emirates
65.66%
United Kingdom
19.90%
Egypt
10.90%
Kuwait
10.80%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased nearly 49 percent ($679.46 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2018 – even though these countries represent only six percent of the world’s population and 10 percent of GDP.
- FTA countries: Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Singapore and South Korea.