Manufacturing Output and Firms
Total Manufacturing Output ($billions, 2018)
$1.87
(Percent share of total gross state product)
2.03%
Manufacturing Firms in Hawaii (2017)
747
Hawaii Manufacturing Facts
Manufacturers in Hawaii account for 2.03% of the total output in the state, employing 2.11% 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 2019, with an average annual compensation of $48,021.85 in 2018.
Employment and Compensation
Manufacturing Employment (2019)
14,000
(Percent share of nonfarm employment)
2.11%
Average Annual Compensation (Manufacturing, 2018)
$48,021.85
(Nonfarm Businesses, 2018)
$44,768.50
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau
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Hawaii Export Facts
Manufacturers help to drive Hawaii’s economy, with $0.32 billion in manufactured goods exports in 2019. That same year, $0.14 billion in exports was with our free trade agreement (FTA) partners. This helps create jobs in the state, and 4.70% of its employment stemmed from exports in 2011. Small businesses comprised 87.00% percent of all exporters in Hawaii.
Manufacturing Exports
Manufactured Goods Exports ($billions, 2019)
$0.32
(Percent share of total goods exports)
70.88%
Growth in Manufactured Goods Exports (2010–2019)
-41.68%
U.S. Jobs Supported by Goods Exports (2016)
2,651
Employment from Manufacturing Exports (Export share of manufacturing jobs, 2011)
4.70%
Small Business Share of Total Exporters (2015)
87.00%
Manufactured Goods to Free Trade Agreement Partners ($billions, 2019)
$0.14
(Percent of total exports, 2019)
44.06%
Total Manufactured Goods Exports to Canada and Mexico (USMCA, 2019)
$0.57
Top Five Export Markets (Percent of total manufactured goods exports, 2019)
1.79%
Japan
26.00%
South Korea
21.61%
Singapore
13.57%
Australia
6.25%
Vietnam
5.40%
Sources: International Trade Administration, U.S. Census Bureau
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Additional Trade Facts
- The 20 U.S. FTA partners purchased 48.3% ($659.49 billion) of U.S. manufactured goods exports in 2019 – 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.