In 2023, the finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing industry added the most value to California's gross domestic product, adding 577.27 billion chained 2017 U.S. dollars. The information industry added 452.26 billion U.S. dollars to the state GDP in that year.

Personal Income Tax Statistics for California resident sole proprietorships by major industry.

This graph shows the GDP of the Los Angeles metro area in 2022, by industry. In 2022, its GDP amounted to about 1.06 trillion U.S. dollars. About 99.2 billion U.S. dollars were generated by the manufacturing industry. The overall quarterly GDP growth in the United States can be found here.

Gross domestic product of Los Angeles

With a population of over 3.9 million inhabitants in 2011, Los Angeles is the second largest city in America, following only New York. The Los Angeles metro area also ranked second among U.S. metro areas in terms of gross metropolitan product, second again only to New York City metro area, which came in with a GMP of USD 1.287 trillion to Los Angeles’ 755 billion USD in 2011. Chicago metro area ranked third with GMP of 547 billion U.S. dollars. Washington metro area ranked fourth with 434 billion U.S. dollars in 2011. Additional detailed statistics about GDP and GMP in the United States is available here.

Despite Los Angeles’ high GDP, L.A. did not do as well as some cities in terms of median household income. Los Angeles ranked 11th with a median household income of 48,466 U.S. dollars annually in 2013. This was lower than the median household income of the United States in 2013, which came in at 51,939 U.S. dollars annually.

Located in Southern California, Los Angeles is home to Hollywood, the famous epicenter of the U.S. film and television industries. The United States is one of the leading film markets worldwide, producing 817 films in 2011, many of them produced by Hollywood-based studios. In 2012, movie ticket sales in North America generated over 10.8 billion U.S. dollars in box office revenue. Famous Hollywood actresses earn millions annually, with the best paid, Angelina Jolie, earning 33 million U.S. dollars between June 2012 and June 2013. Second on the list was Jennifer Lawrence with earnings of 26 million U.S. dollars.

This graph shows the GDP of the San Francisco Bay Area in 2022, by industry. In 2022, the GDP of the San Francisco metro area amounted to about 654.73 billion U.S. dollars. About 68.02 billion U.S. dollars were generated in the manufacturing industries. The overall quarterly GDP growth in the United States can be found here. The San Francisco Bay Area’s GDP The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas such as San Francisco-Oakland (12th largest in the country), San Jose (31st largest in the country), along with smaller urban and rural areas. Overall, the Bay Area consists of nine counties, 101 cities, and 7,000 square miles. The nine counties are Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. The United States Census Bureau considers the Bay Area a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with approximately 7.4 million people, including the nine counties bordering San Francisco Bay as well as Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, making it the sixth largest CSA in the United States.

In the ten year period between 2001 and 2011, the Bay Area saw its GDP grow considerably. In 2001, GDP was 239 billion U.S. dollars. This value rose to 347 billion U.S. dollars by 2011. Additionally, California ranked first on a list of U.S. states by GDP, with two trillion U.S. dollars of GDP in 2012. Silicon Valley, located in the Bay Area, is in great part responsible for the Bay Area’s and California’s high GDPs, as it is known as the center of the global technology industry. Companies like Google, Facebook, eBay and Apple are headquartered there.

In 2023, around 3.11 million people were working in the trade, transportation, and utilities industry in California -- the most out of any industry. The education and health services industry employed the second most people in the state, at 3.1 million.

Graph and download economic data for Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (331) in California (CAPRIMETMANNGSP) from 1997 to 2023 about primary metals, primary, metals, GSP, durable goods, private industries, CA, goods, private, manufacturing, industry, GDP, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Yuba County, CA (GDPALL06115) from 2001 to 2023 about Yuba County, CA; Yuba City; CA; industry; GDP; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Mariposa County, CA (REALGDPALL06043) from 2001 to 2023 about Mariposa County, CA; CA; real; industry; GDP; and USA.

This statistic shows the revenue of the industry “primary metal manufacturing“ in California from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of primary metal manufacturing in California will amount to approximately 7.092,9 million U.S. Dollars by 2024.

Percentage of enterprises for which specific long-term strategies were the most important, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, over the next five years. The most important long-term strategies include main focus on good or service positioning, main focus on low-price and cost leadership, and good or service positioning and low-price and cost leadership are equally important.

In 2023, the real gross domestic product of California increased by about two percent when compared to 2022. This was a slight increase in the state's GDP compared to previous years, when the real GDP generally increased by at least one percent.

Real Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) in California was 2935.30000 Mil. of Chn. 2009 $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Real Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) in California reached a record high of 2935.30000 in January of 2023 and a record low of 1237.70000 in January of 2007. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Real Gross Domestic Product: Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331) in California - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

This table contains 2106 series, with data for years 1978 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Agreements, duration (4 items: Total; durations; Two years; Three years; One year ...), Effective period (4 items: All effective periods; First twelve months; Third twelve months; Second twelve months ...), Components (3 items: Effective wage increase in base rates; Number of employees; Number of agreements ...), Agreements (3 items: All agreements; Agreements without Cost Of Living Allowance; Agreements with Cost Of Living Allowance ...), Major industry division (18 items: All industries; Primary industries; Manufacturing; Construction ...).

United States PPI: Mfg: AP: CA: SA: Primary Products (PP) data was reported at 150.331 Dec2011=100 in Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 150.331 Dec2011=100 for Dec 2024. United States PPI: Mfg: AP: CA: SA: Primary Products (PP) data is updated monthly, averaging 103.050 Dec2011=100 from Dec 2011 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 158 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 150.331 Dec2011=100 in Jan 2025 and a record low of 100.000 Dec2011=100 in Dec 2011. United States PPI: Mfg: AP: CA: SA: Primary Products (PP) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I080: Producer Price Index: by Industry: Manufacturing: Apparel, Leather and Allied Products.

Graph and download economic data for Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Merced County, CA (GDPALL06047) from 2001 to 2023 about Merced County, CA; Merced; CA; industry; GDP; and USA.

Main market of the business by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size. Main market is the geographic region from which the business derived the highest percentage of total sales revenue.

Multifactor productivity and related variables in the aggregate business sector and major sub-sectors, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), provinces.

Graph and download economic data for Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Alameda County, CA (REALGDPALL06001) from 2001 to 2023 about Alameda County, CA; San Francisco; CA; real; industry; GDP; and USA.

United States PPI: Svcs: RT: CA: CS: Primary Services (PS) data was reported at 107.978 May2015=100 in Dec 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 113.674 May2015=100 for Nov 2022. United States PPI: Svcs: RT: CA: CS: Primary Services (PS) data is updated monthly, averaging 102.450 May2015=100 from May 2015 (Median) to Dec 2022, with 92 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 123.827 May2015=100 in Oct 2022 and a record low of 73.100 May2015=100 in Jun 2020. United States PPI: Svcs: RT: CA: CS: Primary Services (PS) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I090: Producer Price Index: by Industry: Services: Retail Trade.

Graph and download economic data for Total Gross Domestic Product for El Centro, CA (MSA) (NGMP20940) from 2001 to 2023 about El Centro, CA, industry, GDP, and USA.