U.S. Tech Manufacturing on the Rise
What We’re Showing
U.S. manufacturing construction spending between 2019 and 2024 broken down by type of manufacturing, as of April 2024.
Figures are seasonally adjusted and come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Value of Construction Put in Place Survey, which publishes monthly estimates of the total value of construction work done in the U.S.
Computer Manufacturing Is Booming
Computer, electronic, and electrical manufacturing construction spending has shot up by 170% since the passing of the CHIPS Act in August 2022.
The CHIPS Act, introduced by the Biden administration to strengthen America's position in the semiconductor market, includes semiconductor manufacturing grants, research investments, and an investment tax credit for chip manufacturing.
Companies like Micron, Qualcomm, and GlobalFoundries announced billion-dollar investments to build or expand facilities for chip manufacturing in the U.S. right after the passing of the CHIPS Act.
Dataset
Date | Food, beverage and tobacco (millions, USD) | Chemical (millions, USD) | Plastic and rubber (millions, USD) | Nonmetallic mineral (millions, USD) | Fabricated metal (millions, USD) | Computer, electronic, and electrical (millions, USD) | Transportation equipment (millions, USD) | Other (millions, USD) | Total (millions, USD) |
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January 2019 | $8,443 | $35,570 | $3,645 | $754 | $1,193 | $6,674 | $6,209 | $14,806 | $77,294 |
February 2019 | $8,167 | $36,087 | $4,651 | $762 | $1,244 | $6,847 | $6,936 | $16,261 | $80,955 |
March 2019 | $6,972 | $36,207 | $4,592 | $601 | $1,422 | $7,552 | $7,039 | $17,302 | $81,687 |
April 2019 | $7,220 | $36,075 | $3,370 | $811 | $1,574 | $8,261 | $7,910 | $17,368 | $82,589 |
May 2019 | $7,161 | $35,150 | $3,203 | $823 | $1,436 | $8,179 | $8,597 | $16,397 | $80,946 |
June 2019 | $7,263 | $35,126 | $2,659 | $773 | $1,654 | $8,450 | $8,800 | $16,874 | $81,599 |
July 2019 | $6,928 | $35,121 | $2,799 | $745 | $1,660 | $8,509 | $8,232 | $17,774 | $81,768 |
August 2019 | $6,291 | $34,546 | $2,855 | $758 | $1,756 | $9,240 | $7,863 | $18,299 | $81,608 |
September 2019 | $6,664 | $34,199 | $2,378 | $831 | $1,694 | $8,727 | $8,476 | $17,899 | $80,868 |
October 2019 | $6,748 | $31,455 | $2,311 | $861 | $1,675 | $9,246 | $9,046 | $18,758 | $80,100 |
November 2019 | $6,602 | $34,540 | $2,541 | $783 | $1,591 | $8,281 | $9,164 | $18,705 | $82,207 |
December 2019 | $6,454 | $33,722 | $1,759 | $974 | $1,668 | $9,275 | $9,509 | $17,516 | $80,877 |
January 2020 | $7,183 | $29,318 | $2,109 | $822 | $1,291 | $9,711 | $10,037 | $18,657 | $79,128 |
February 2020 | $7,104 | $30,967 | $1,950 | $885 | $1,308 | $9,130 | $9,130 | $17,817 | $78,291 |
March 2020 | $7,295 | $31,376 | $1,680 | $1,040 | $1,380 | $9,889 | $8,983 | $17,146 | $78,789 |
April 2020 | $7,595 | $29,171 | $1,429 | $882 | $1,320 | $10,060 | $8,457 | $15,478 | $74,392 |
May 2020 | $7,426 | $29,730 | $1,312 | $1,002 | $1,314 | $9,031 | $8,338 | $15,370 | $73,523 |
June 2020 | $7,896 | $29,607 | $1,302 | $1,095 | $1,252 | $9,796 | $8,112 | $15,405 | $74,465 |
July 2020 | $7,660 | $30,381 | $1,228 | $995 | $1,120 | $9,723 | $10,204 | $14,195 | $75,506 |
August 2020 | $7,683 | $30,788 | $1,125 | $1,064 | $1,348 | $8,262 | $10,325 | $13,681 | $74,276 |
September 2020 | $6,568 | $29,455 | $999 | $1,150 | $1,427 | $8,869 | $10,612 | $14,090 | $73,170 |
October 2020 | $7,418 | $30,551 | $1,070 | $1,038 | $1,306 | $9,266 | $10,193 | $14,777 | $75,619 |
November 2020 | $7,657 | $29,539 | $988 | $996 | $1,206 | $8,396 | $9,898 | $14,873 | $73,553 |
December 2020 | $7,863 | $29,636 | $999 | $781 | $1,351 | $8,082 | $11,051 | $15,019 | $74,782 |
January 2021 | $9,134 | $30,445 | $1,094 | $1,234 | $1,171 | $7,510 | $10,059 | $16,015 | $76,662 |
February 2021 | $9,268 | $30,502 | $1,247 | $1,210 | $1,228 | $7,846 | $9,210 | $15,337 | $75,848 |
March 2021 | $9,855 | $31,790 | $1,421 | $1,234 | $1,650 | $8,273 | $9,472 | $14,576 | $78,271 |
April 2021 | $10,017 | $29,804 | $1,342 | $1,365 | $1,772 | $7,749 | $9,858 | $14,993 | $76,900 |
May 2021 | $10,294 | $29,128 | $1,407 | $1,354 | $1,884 | $7,854 | $9,885 | $14,633 | $76,439 |
June 2021 | $10,478 | $28,917 | $1,351 | $1,179 | $1,986 | $10,781 | $9,089 | $15,085 | $78,866 |
July 2021 | $11,137 | $28,466 | $1,439 | $1,542 | $2,161 | $11,314 | $8,901 | $15,801 | $80,761 |
August 2021 | $12,055 | $29,400 | $1,495 | $1,534 | $2,281 | $10,781 | $8,382 | $15,431 | $81,359 |
September 2021 | $12,188 | $29,984 | $1,651 | $1,659 | $2,360 | $10,818 | $8,254 | $15,011 | $81,925 |
October 2021 | $11,928 | $30,080 | $1,550 | $1,716 | $2,436 | $17,161 | $8,013 | $14,653 | $87,537 |
November 2021 | $11,995 | $30,828 | $1,637 | $1,736 | $2,506 | $21,131 | $8,163 | $15,874 | $93,870 |
December 2021 | $12,876 | $29,820 | $1,644 | $1,665 | $2,228 | $21,978 | $7,493 | $16,107 | $93,811 |
January 2022 | $12,469 | $29,989 | $1,655 | $1,845 | $1,924 | $25,725 | $7,442 | $16,612 | $97,661 |
February 2022 | $12,836 | $29,853 | $1,658 | $1,817 | $1,958 | $25,633 | $7,807 | $16,403 | $97,965 |
March 2022 | $12,523 | $28,663 | $1,636 | $2,040 | $1,910 | $26,990 | $9,085 | $19,192 | $102,039 |
April 2022 | $13,819 | $30,227 | $1,581 | $1,969 | $2,263 | $28,770 | $9,173 | $19,812 | $107,614 |
May 2022 | $13,348 | $29,799 | $1,477 | $1,837 | $2,430 | $33,598 | $9,104 | $18,592 | $110,185 |
June 2022 | $13,253 | $28,844 | $1,509 | $2,121 | $2,735 | $32,626 | $9,162 | $18,616 | $108,866 |
July 2022 | $13,979 | $27,919 | $1,426 | $1,817 | $2,596 | $41,024 | $10,638 | $18,562 | $117,961 |
August 2022 | $14,695 | $27,287 | $1,348 | $1,938 | $2,254 | $44,354 | $10,329 | $17,692 | $119,897 |
September 2022 | $13,359 | $28,386 | $1,155 | $1,827 | $2,308 | $47,296 | $10,088 | $18,458 | $122,877 |
October 2022 | $14,119 | $25,594 | $1,151 | $2,003 | $2,298 | $47,347 | $10,141 | $18,186 | $120,839 |
November 2022 | $15,125 | $33,707 | $1,301 | $2,173 | $1,580 | $50,418 | $10,214 | $17,298 | $131,816 |
December 2022 | $15,744 | $33,876 | $1,801 | $2,045 | $1,310 | $52,109 | $9,383 | $16,976 | $133,244 |
January 2023 | $16,006 | $31,797 | $1,856 | $2,490 | $1,572 | $83,060 | $9,507 | $18,361 | $164,649 |
February 2023 | $15,826 | $31,350 | $1,863 | $2,635 | $1,506 | $88,094 | $9,601 | $18,101 | $168,976 |
March 2023 | $16,069 | $32,230 | $1,816 | $2,301 | $1,607 | $96,062 | $9,166 | $18,206 | $177,457 |
April 2023 | $16,233 | $35,401 | $1,822 | $2,369 | $1,566 | $106,709 | $9,187 | $21,531 | $194,818 |
May 2023 | $16,176 | $36,119 | $2,126 | $2,245 | $1,516 | $109,661 | $9,359 | $23,056 | $200,258 |
June 2023 | $15,585 | $33,957 | $2,101 | $1,872 | $1,792 | $106,102 | $9,919 | $21,642 | $192,970 |
July 2023 | $16,662 | $35,116 | $2,272 | $1,860 | $1,500 | $108,935 | $10,479 | $20,401 | $197,225 |
August 2023 | $16,095 | $36,432 | $2,222 | $1,776 | $1,550 | $112,195 | $10,578 | $23,562 | $204,410 |
September 2023 | $15,929 | $36,040 | $2,602 | $1,763 | $1,337 | $108,747 | $11,366 | $25,553 | $203,337 |
October 2023 | $16,156 | $35,996 | $2,819 | $1,620 | $1,541 | $111,140 | $11,587 | $26,351 | $207,210 |
November 2023 | $16,786 | $37,265 | $3,044 | $1,605 | $1,288 | $118,178 | $11,710 | $28,771 | $218,647 |
December 2023 | $15,360 | $37,092 | $3,109 | $1,746 | $1,211 | $120,114 | $11,868 | $28,779 | $219,279 |
January 2024 | $13,598 | $34,852 | $3,079 | $1,776 | $1,283 | $126,289 | $12,838 | $29,473 | $223,188 |
February 2024 | $12,956 | $35,218 | $3,464 | $2,071 | $1,250 | $127,115 | $13,411 | $31,412 | $226,897 |
March 2024 | $12,769 | $35,875 | $3,560 | $1,450 | $1,224 | $128,146 | $14,042 | $29,330 | $226,396 |
April 2024 | $12,375 | $35,664 | $3,700 | $1,306 | $1,306 | $131,727 | $14,940 | $27,423 | $228,441 |