Manufacturing Fun Facts

General Manufacturing Facts

• The average car requires 30,000 parts
• The average plane requires 6 million parts
• The top 10 manufacturing countries are:
  China, US, Japan, Germany, South Korea, India, France, Italy, UK and Taiwan
• 422,271 Industrial robots were sold worldwide in 2018
• 5.17 billion worth of CMM machines were purchased in 2019
• Global CNC machine market size to reach 100+ billion by 2025

United States Manufacturing Facts

• The US is the world's third largest manufacturer
• The number of manufacturing businesses has grown by 3.8% annually
• US Manufacturing is responsible for nearly half of all US exports
• There are 322,891 manufacturing companies in the US
• 12% of the US GDP is driven by manufacturing
• 63% of all private sector R&D is driven by manufacturers
• If US Manufacturing was its own economy, it would be the 8th largest in the world
• 7.7 billion worth of machine tools were purchased in 2019
• For every $1 spent in manufacturing another $1.82 is added
• There are 12.82 million manufacturing workers in the US
• 4.6 million manufacturing jobs will be needed over the next 10 years
• 10.98 million motor vehicles were produced in the US in 2018

European Manufacturing Facts

• Europe is the worlds second largest manufacturer
• 23.8% of Europe's GDP is driven by manufacturing
• 20.6 billion worth of machine tools were purchased in 2018
• There are 30.4 million manufacturing workers in Europe
• There are 2.1 million manufacturing companies in Europe
• 19.2 million motor vehicles were produced in Europe in 2018

China Manufacturing Facts

• China is the world's largest manufacturer
• There are 2,801,143 factories in China
• 40.5% of China's GDP is driven by manufacturing
• 28.8 billion worth of machine tools were purchased in 2018
• There are 112 million manufacturing workers in China
• 90% of the world's PCs are made in China
• 80% of the world's air conditioners are made in China
• 70% of the world's cell phones are made in China
• 60% of the world's shoes are made in China
• 27.8 million motor vehicles were produced in China in 2018