According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the value of manufacturing was $2.17 trillion, or 11.9% of annual GDP, in Q2 2016. This represents more than the agriculture, construction, information, and mining industries combined. The 2017 National Manufacturing Outlook and Insights survey takes a deeper dive into the latest manufacturing metrics: exports, new orders, revenue growth, R&D investment, capital expenditures, costs, workforce, and technology.
