Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2018)
$1.87
(Percent share of total gross state product)
2.03%
Manufacturing Firms in Hawaii (2016)
753
Hawaii Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Hawaii account for 2.03% of the total output in the state, employing 2.16% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $1.87 billion in 2018. In addition, there were an average of 14,000 manufacturing employees in Hawaii in 2018, with an average annual compensation of $45,765.45 in 2017.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (2018)
14,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
2.16%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2017)
$45,765.45
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2017)
$43,738.52
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
Figure 1
[visualizer id=”689″ series=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-series” settings=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-settings” data=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-data”]
Figure 2
[visualizer id=”691″ series=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-series” settings=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-settings” data=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-data”]
Figure 3
[visualizer id=”693″ series=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-series” settings=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-settings” data=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-data”]
Hawaii Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive Hawaii’s economy, with $0.47 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2018. That same year, $0.34 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 4.70% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 87.00% percent of all exporters in Hawaii.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2018)
$0.47
(Percent share of total goods exports)
72.99%
Growth in Manufactured Goods Exports (2010–2018)
-13.03%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
2,651
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
4.70%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
87.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2018)
$0.34
(Percent of total exports, 2018)
51.95%
Total Manufactured Goods Exports to Canada and Mexico (NAFTA, 2018)
$0.01
Top Five Export Markets (Percent of total manufactured goods exports, 2018)
1.62%
South Korea
44.86%
Singapore
21.87%
Japan
9.72%
Netherlands
3.89%
China
2.75%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
Figure 4
[visualizer id=”699″ series=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-series” settings=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-settings” data=”nam-state-data-reports-visualizer-data”]
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.