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