Quick Statistics

The subsector's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $342.0 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 28.12%. Import was valued at $51.9 billion USD from 219 countries. The subsector also exported $35.2 billion USD worth of merchandise to 168 countries. Adding import value to and subtracting export value from the subsector's shipment value, the total domestic demand for the subsector in 2008 was $358.8 billion USD.

Reference

Industries in the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing subsector transform metal into intermediate or end products, other than machinery, computers and electronics, and metal furniture or treating metals and metal formed products fabricated elsewhere. Important fabricated metal processes are forging, stamping, bending, forming, and machining, used to shape individual pieces of metal; and other processes, such as welding and assembling, used to join separate parts together. Establishments in this subsector may use one of these processes or a combination of these processes.

The NAICS structure for this subsector distinguishes the forging and stamping processes in a single industry. The remaining industries, in the subsector, group establishments based on similar combinations of processes used to make products.

The manufacturing performed in the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing subsector begins with manufactured metal shapes. The establishments in this sector further fabricate the purchased metal shapes into a product. For instance, the Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing industry starts with wire and fabricates such items.

Within manufacturing there are other establishments that make the same products made by this subsector; only these establishments begin production further back in the production process. These establishments have a more integrated operation. For instance, one establishment may manufacture steel, draw it into wire, and make wire products in the same establishment. Such operations are classified in the Primary Metal Manufacturing subsector.

6-digit Industries Within This Subsector

332111 Iron & Steel Forging
332112 Nonferrous Forging
332114 Custom Roll Forming
332115 Crown & Closure mfg
332116 Metal Stamping
332117 Powder Metallurgy Part mfg
332211 Cutlery & Flatware (except Precious) mfg
332212 Hand & Edge Tool mfg
332213 Saw Blade & Handsaw mfg
332214 Kitchen Utensil, Pot, & Pan mfg
332311 Prefabricated Metal Building & Component mfg
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal mfg
332313 Plate Work mfg
332321 Metal Window & Door mfg
332322 Sheet Metal Work mfg
332323 Ornamental & Architectural Metal Work mfg
332410 Power Boiler & Heat Exchanger mfg
332420 Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) mfg
332431 Metal Can mfg
332439 Other Metal Container mfg
332510 Hardware mfg
332611 Spring (Heavy Gauge) mfg
332612 Spring (Light Gauge) mfg
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product mfg
332710 Machine Shops
332721 Precision Turned Product mfg
332722 Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, & Washer mfg
332811 Metal Heat Treating
332812 Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry & Silverware), & Allied Services to Manufacturers
332813 Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, & Coloring
332911 Industrial Valve mfg
332912 Fluid Power Valve & Hose Fitting mfg
332913 Plumbing Fixture Fitting & Trim mfg
332919 Other Metal Valve & Pipe Fitting mfg
332991 Ball & Roller Bearing mfg
332992 Small Arms Ammunition mfg
332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) mfg
332994 Small Arms mfg
332995 Other Ordnance & Accessories mfg
332996 Fabricated Pipe & Pipe Fitting mfg
332997 Industrial Pattern mfg
332998 Enameled Iron & Metal Sanitary Ware mfg
332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product mfg

5-digit Industries Within This Subsector

33211X Forging & Stamping
33221X Cutlery & Handtool mfg
33231X Plate Work & Fabricated Structural Product mfg
33232X Ornamental & Architectural Metal Products mfg
33243X Metal Can, Box, & Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) mfg
33261X Spring & Wire Product mfg
33272X Turned Product & Screw, Nut, & Bolt mfg
33281X Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, & Allied Activities
33291X Metal Valve mfg
33299X All Other Fabricated Metal Product mfg

4-digit Industry Groups Within This Subsector

3323XX Architectural & Structural Metals mfg
3324XX Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container mfg
3327XX Machine Shops; Turned Product; Screw, Nut, & Bolt mfg
3329XX Other Fabricated Metal Product mfg

Subsector Report

332XXX Fabricated Metal Product manufacturing