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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!16700=SUM(CAGDP2, 3 counties)

Charleston-North Charleston, SC: GDP by industry

Value added of twenty industries in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area, summed from BEA county estimates. Suppressed county figures leave the metro total blank rather than understated.

BEA CAGDP22010–2024
Industry20102014201820222024ChangeShare 2024Trend
Real estate$4.4B$5.3B$7.1B$10.3B$13.8B+214%19.3%
Government$5.6B$6.4B$7.1B$8.1B$9.5B+71%13.3%
Manufacturing$3.3B$3.8B$4.8B$5.8B$7.2B+116%10.1%
Finance & insurance$1.2B$1.4B$1.2B$2.1B$2.7B+129%3.8%
Professional services$2.1B$2.6B$3.7B$4.9B$6.3B+201%8.8%
Health care$1.9B$2.4B$3.0B$3.9B$4.3B+123%6.0%
Wholesale trade——$1.8B$2.9B$3.1B—4.4%
Retail trade$1.9B$2.4B$3.0B$4.2B$5.2B+169%7.2%
Information$862M$981M$1.4B$2.0B$2.2B+158%3.1%
Construction$1.2B$1.8B$2.9B$3.8B$4.8B+315%6.8%
Transportation & warehousing—$1.1B—$2.4B$2.3B—3.2%
Accommodation & food$1.1B$1.9B$2.4B$2.9B$3.9B+241%5.5%
Administrative & waste services$1.0B$1.2B$1.5B$2.0B$2.2B+118%3.1%
Other services$651M$825M$1.0B$1.4B$1.7B+158%2.3%
Management of companies$173M$196M$290M$372M$441M+155%0.6%
Utilities——$665M$716M$738M—1.0%
Mining, oil & gas$26M$29M$50M$59M$81M+208%0.1%
Education$263M$286M$358M$402M$450M+71%0.6%
Arts & recreation$192M$252M$333M$414M$525M+174%0.7%
Agriculture———$74M$77M—0.1%
ΣAll industries$28.6B$35.1B$44.3B$58.5B$71.5B+150%100%

BEA, GDP by county and metropolitan area (CAGDP2), current dollars; 3 counties summed. Industry rows may not add up to the total where figures are suppressed.