Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing

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Top Producer
Texas
$62.1B in 2023
Top Consumer
Texas
$62.4B in 2023
Most Common Transport Type
Truck
128M tons
Federal Obligation
$324M
2017 Fiscal Year
Top Purchasing Agency
Defense Logistics
$281M in 2017

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In 2023, the top producer of Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing was Texas with $62.1B. This is expected to increase 88.4% to $117B by 2050. The top consumer was Texas with $62.4B, and those inbound shipments are expected to increase 83.5% to $115B by 2050.

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are articles-base metal

In 2023, the most common means of transport for Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing, by weight, was Truck with 128M tons, followed by Multiple Modes and Mail with 8.43M tons and Rail with 6.71M tons.

In 2017, the US government spent $324M on Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing. The agency which purchased the largest amount of Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing in 2017 was Defense Logistics ($281M), followed by Department of the Navy ($20.6M) and the Department of the Army ($8.01M).

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Production

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are articles-base metal
Largest Producers in 2023
  1. Texas
    $62.1B
  2. California
    $43.8B
  3. Ohio
    $32.3B

In 2023, the US state which produced the most outbound materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing was Texas ($62.1B). Production in Texas is expected to increase 88.4% to $117B by 2050.

The following chart shows the top 5 states that outbound materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing.

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Consumption

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are articles-base metal
Largest Consumers in 2023
  1. Texas
    $62.4B
  2. California
    $37.9B
  3. Ohio
    $29.5B

In 2023, the US state which consumed the most inbound materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing was Texas ($62.4B). Consumption in Texas is expected to increase 83.5% to $115B by 2050.

The following chart shows the top 5 states that inbound materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing.

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Transportation Method by Weight

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are articles-base metal
Most Common Means
  1. Truck
    128M tons
  2. Multiple Modes and Mail
    8.43M tons
  3. Rail
    6.71M tons

In 2023, the most common means of transport for materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing, by weight, was Truck with 128M tons, followed by Multiple Modes and Mail with 8.43M tons and Rail with 6.71M tons. The following chart shows the breakdown of each transportation type compared to the national average for all products.

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Outbound Texas Partners

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are articles-base metal
Top Purchasers (excluding Texas)
  1. Oklahoma
    $2.86B
  2. Louisiana
    $1.45B
  3. California
    $1.33B

In 2023, the largest purchaser of materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing from Texas (excluding Texas itself) is Oklahoma ($2.86B), followed by Louisiana ($1.45B) and California ($1.33B)

The following map shows the amount of materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing that Texas sells to each state (excluding Texas itself). Select a new state from the dropdown menu to update the map to focus on sales for that state.

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Inbound Texas Partners

Freight data is provided using the SCTG product classification. The closest comparible products are articles-base metal
Top Exporters
  1. California
    $1.88B
  2. Michigan
    $1.47B
  3. Illinois
    $1.18B

In 2023, the largest domestic source for materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing in Texas (excluding Texas itself) is California ($1.88B), followed by Michigan ($1.47B) and Illinois ($1.18B)

The following map shows the amount of materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing that each state outbounds to Texas (excluding Texas itself). Select a new state from the dropdown menu to update the map to focus on purchases made by that state.

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Product Flow

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Government Spending

Monthly Federal Spending

$324M
2017 Obligation Amount
Contract
Most Common Purchase Method

In 2017, the US government spent $324M on materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing.

The following chart shows how that figure fluctuated month by month.

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Purchasing Agencies

Largest Purchasing Agencies
  1. Defense Logistics
    $281M
  2. Department of the Navy
    $20.6M
  3. Department of the Army
    $8.01M

The agency which purchased the largest amount of materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing in Fiscal Year 2017 was the Defense Logistics ($281M), followed by the Department of the Navy ($20.6M) and the Department of the Army ($8.01M).

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