US Gross Output by Industry (BEA Detail)

Annual gross output for 412 detail-level US industries from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (Table 237, UnderlyingGDPbyIndustry). Measures the total value of goods and services produced by each industry before netting out intermediate inputs.

ℹ Figures are computed from official source data. Analytical commentary is AI-generated and has not been independently reviewed.

About this dataset

Measures Gross output — the total market value of goods and services produced by each US industry in a given year. This is the broadest measure of industry size, before subtracting intermediate inputs (which gives value added / GDP contribution).

Basis National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), current-dollar (nominal) basis

Units Billions of current US dollars

Disaggregated by

412 BEA detail industries (roughly NAICS 4-6 digit)
Year (2018–2023)

Not covered

No sub-national (state) breakdown — national US totals only
No quarterly data at detail level (summary Table 15 has quarterly)
No real (inflation-adjusted) values in this table — see Table 242 for real gross output

Measurement notes

Gross output = intermediate inputs + value added. It double-counts goods used as inputs by other industries.
Detail-level Table 237 provides the finest industry breakdown; summary Table 15 gives ~100 sectors.
Some values are suppressed '(D)' for disclosure avoidance — these appear as NaN.
BEA industry codes are BEA-specific (e.g. 1111A0, 31G) and do not map 1:1 to NAICS.

Time range 2018 – 2023 annual

Geography country 1 regions

Classification BEA Industry Detail Detail (412 industries, roughly NAICS 4-6 digit) v2022 benchmark

Shape 2,472 rows 4 columns · 0.4 MB

gross_outputUSindustryBEAproductionmanufacturingNAICS

Dataset Overview & Schema Summary

Column	Type	Non-null	Unique	Mean	Min	Max
year	int64	100.0%	6	2,020.5	2,018.0	2,023.0
industry_code	object	100.0%	412	—	1111A0	S00600
industry_description	object	100.0%	412	—	Abrasive product manufacturing	Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing
gross_output_bn	float64	100.0%	1221	98.6	0.2	2,247.7

Industry Coverage: Detail Industries per 2-Digit Sector × Year

NAICS Sector	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
11
21
22
23
31
32
33
42
44
45
48
49
51
52
53
54
55
56
61
62
71
72
81

table: 237 (Detail Level) · frequency: Annual Count of detail industry codes per 2-digit sector per year Only codes starting with a digit (NAICS-based) are included. BEA composite codes (e.g. 111CA) are excluded.

Observations

Top 20 Industries by Gross Output (2023)

table: 237 (Detail Level) · year: 2023 Top 20 by nominal gross output, 2023 Values in billions of current US dollars. Suppressed (D) industries excluded.

Gross Output by Major Sector (2018–2023)

table: 15 (Summary Level) · industries: 13 major 2-digit sectors Annual nominal gross output per sector BEA sector codes (e.g. 31G = Manufacturing, 44RT = Retail trade). Values in billions of current US dollars.

Distribution of Industry Gross Output (2023)

table: 237 (Detail Level) · year: 2023 Histogram of 412 detail industries by gross output bracket Suppressed (D) industries excluded. Most industries produce < $50B.

Headline Facts (2023) —

Notes

US industry gross output at fine detail (412 industries, 2018–2023). Highly concentrated: top 5 industries account for ~17% of total output. Manufacturing is the single largest sector.

Validation Checks

ok 2022 total gross output (detail sum): $45,910.8B

External: $46,574.8B (BEA Summary Table 15 (code II, All Industries))

1.4% gap — detail sum excludes ~20 suppressed (D) industries and uses leaf codes only. Summary includes all rollup levels.

ok 2023 total gross output (detail sum): $47,597.1B

External: $48,250.6B (BEA Summary Table 15 (code II, All Industries))

1.4% gap — consistent with 2022 pattern. Suppressed industries account for the difference.

ok Largest industry by gross output (2023): Owner-occupied housing ($2,247.7B)

External: Owner-occupied housing is consistently the largest single detail industry (BEA Industry Accounts (Table 237))

Imputed rent of owner-occupied housing is the largest gross output category. This is a well-known feature of NIPA accounts.

ok 412 detail industries available

External: ~405 detail industries (BEA Industry Accounts documentation)

Count varies slightly by year due to industry definition changes. 412 is within expected range.