Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing

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    Top Producer
    Texas
    $61.6B in 2024
    Top Consumer
    Texas
    $62.3B in 2024
    Most Common Transport Type
    Truck
    129M tons
    Federal Obligation
    $324M
    2017 Fiscal Year
    Top Purchasing Agency
    Defense Logistics
    $281M in 2017

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    In 2024, the top producer of Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing was Texas with $61.6B. This is expected to increase 90.2% to $117B by 2050. The top consumer was Texas with $62.3B, and those inbound shipments are expected to increase 83.8% to $115B by 2050.

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

    In 2024, the most common means of transport for Materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing, by weight, was Truck with 129M tons, followed by Multiple Modes and Mail with 8.37M tons and Rail with 6.51M 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 2024
    1. $61.6B
    2. $46B
    3. $33B

    In 2024, the US state which produced the most outbound materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing was Texas ($61.6B). Production in Texas is expected to increase 90.2% 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 2024
    1. $62.3B
    2. $39.3B
    3. $30.5B

    In 2024, the US state which consumed the most inbound materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing was Texas ($62.3B). Consumption in Texas is expected to increase 83.8% 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
      129M tons
    2. Multiple Modes and Mail
      8.37M tons
    3. Rail
      6.51M tons

    In 2024, the most common means of transport for materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing, by weight, was Truck with 129M tons, followed by Multiple Modes and Mail with 8.37M tons and Rail with 6.51M 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. $2.9B
    2. $1.48B
    3. $1.41B

    In 2024, the largest purchaser of materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing from Texas (excluding Texas itself) is Oklahoma ($2.9B), followed by Louisiana ($1.48B) and California ($1.41B)

    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. $2.02B
    2. $1.47B
    3. $1.19B

    In 2024, the largest domestic source for materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing in Texas (excluding Texas itself) is California ($2.02B), followed by Michigan ($1.47B) and Illinois ($1.19B)

    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

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

    The following chart shows the share of purchases of materials and supplies for fabricated metal manufacturing across all federal agencies.

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