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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!19780=SUM(CAGDP2, 6 counties)

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: GDP by industry

Value added of twenty industries in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 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———————
Government$3.6B$4.0B$4.7B$5.2B$6.0B+67%7.5%
Manufacturing$2.4B$3.4B$3.7B$5.2B$6.1B+148%7.6%
Finance & insurance———$21.9B$24.6B—30.8%
Professional services$1.6B—$2.8B————
Health care$2.3B$2.8B$3.4B————
Wholesale trade—$3.6B$3.9B$5.0B———
Retail trade$1.8B$2.2B$2.7B$3.5B$3.9B+112%4.9%
Information—$1.5B$1.6B$2.2B$2.5B—3.2%
Construction$1.1B$1.8B$2.7B$3.4B$4.0B+249%5.0%
Transportation & warehousing———————
Accommodation & food$656M$977M$1.2B$1.4B$1.7B+160%2.1%
Administrative & waste services———$1.8B———
Other services—$947M$1.1B$1.4B$1.6B—2.0%
Management of companies———————
Utilities——$147M—$256M—0.3%
Mining, oil & gas$31M$41M$44M—$21M−32%0.0%
Education$358M$391M$403M————
Arts & recreation$348M$323M$401M$524M$644M+85%0.8%
Agriculture———$949M$748M—0.9%
ΣAll industries$34.8B$44.3B$53.3B$70.4B$79.8B+129%100%

BEA, GDP by county and metropolitan area (CAGDP2), current dollars; 6 counties summed. Industry rows may not add up to the total where figures are suppressed.