MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

ECONOMY

MANUFACTURING

In 2007, Maryland manufacturing was led by chemical manufactures ($3.7 billion), food manufactures ($2.2 billion), computer and electronic product manufactures ($1.7 billion), and printing and related support activities ($1 billion).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2002 Economic Census, the highest employment was in the computer and electronic products industry (26,963 jobs), printing and related activities (17,920 jobs), and the food manufacturing industry (15,399 jobs). With total value of shipments in 2002 at $36.3 billion, total annual payroll by Maryland manufacturers was $6.4 billion paid to 151,399 workers.

MOST IMPORTANT MANUFACTURES


	2006	2007
Chemicals	$2,779,000,000	$3,708,000,000
Food products	$2,192,000,000	$2,249,000,000
Computer & electronic products	$1,632,000,000	$1,703,000,000
Printing and related support activities	$1,057,000,000	$1,054,000,000
Machinery	$1,004,000,000	$1,022,000,000
Fabricated metal products	$946,000,000	$1,035,000,000
Plastics & rubber products	$783,000,000	$737,000,000

	2003	2004	2005
Chemicals	$2,277,000,000	$2,471,000,000	$2,134,000,000
Food products	$1,928,000,000	$2,032,000,000	$2,044,000,000
Computer & electronic products	$1,410,000,000	$1,525,000,000	$1,616,000,000
Printing and related support activities	$971,000,000	$912,000,000	$1,027,000,000
Machinery	$771,000,000	$983,000,000	$701,000,000
Fabricated metal products	$804,000,000	$831,000,000	$945,000,000
Plastics & rubber products	$735,000,000	$772,000,000	$782,000,000

	2000	2001	2002
Chemicals	$2,391,000,000	$2,619,000,000	$2,206,000,000
Food products	$1,955,000,000	$2,063,000,000	$2,308,000,000
Computer & electronic products	$1,195,000,000	$1,342,000,000	$1,389,000,000
Printing and related support activities	$1,061,000,000	$1,060,000,000	$1,050,000,000
Machinery	$913,000,000	$905,000,000	$1,126,000,000
Fabricated metal products	$908,000,000	$898,000,000	$820,000,000
Plastics & rubber products	$682,000,000	$647,000,000	$787,000,000

	1997	1998	1999
Chemicals	$1,685,000,000	$1,958,000,000	$2,238,000,000
Food products	$2,116,000,000	$1,691,000,000	$2,007,000,000
Computer & electronic products	$1,957,000,000	$2,072,000,000	$1,640,000,000
Printing and related support activities	$972,000,000	$1,020,000,000	$1,119,000,000
Machinery	$901,000,000	$998,000,000	$1,075,000,000
Fabricated metal products	$799,000,000	$848,000,000	$772,000,000
Primary metals	$900,000,000	$839,000,000	$705,000,000

	1996
Food & kindred products	$2,728,700,000
Chemicals & allied products	$2,360,800,000
Printing & publishing	$2,175,600,000
Primary metal industries	$1,465,700,000
Industrial machinery & equipment	$1,429,700,000
Instruments & related products	$1,266,600,000
Electric, electronic equipment	$1,142,400,000

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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