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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!16980=SUM(CAGDP2, 13 counties)

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: GDP by industry

Value added of twenty industries in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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$70.5B$81.0B$95.6B————
Government$51.9B$54.8B$59.1B$65.5B$74.4B+44%8.1%
Manufacturing$62.7B$70.0B$82.9B$96.9B$100.9B+61%10.9%
Finance & insurance$47.4B$60.3B$67.6B$68.1B$78.9B+66%8.6%
Professional services$46.5B$56.2B—————
Health care—$40.2B$48.1B$55.6B———
Wholesale trade———————
Retail trade$26.2B$30.3B$35.9B$47.2B$51.3B+96%5.6%
Information———————
Construction$15.1B$20.2B$24.8B$28.7B$32.6B+116%3.5%
Transportation & warehousing———————
Accommodation & food$13.8B——————
Administrative & waste services$17.9B$21.5B$26.2B$33.9B$35.8B+100%3.9%
Other services———————
Management of companies$13.2B$14.8B—————
Utilities———$10.1B$10.6B—1.2%
Mining, oil & gas$270M$264M$382M—$343M+27%0.0%
Education—$11.0B$11.9B$13.0B———
Arts & recreation$5.6B——————
Agriculture———$1.0B$788M—0.1%
ΣAll industries$517.4B$605.8B$700.6B$831.8B$923.1B+78%100%

BEA, GDP by county and metropolitan area (CAGDP2), current dollars; 13 counties summed. Industry rows may not add up to the total where figures are suppressed.