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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!20500=SUM(CAGDP2, 4 counties)

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: GDP by industry

Value added of twenty industries in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 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$2.9B$3.3B$3.9B—$6.3B+122%8.9%
Government$5.2B$5.8B$7.1B$8.5B$9.6B+85%13.4%
Manufacturing$13.6B$13.5B$10.8B$13.3B$14.7B+8%20.6%
Finance & insurance$2.0B$2.4B$3.1B$4.2B$4.5B+119%6.3%
Professional services$3.2B$3.7B$5.0B$7.5B$9.2B+190%12.8%
Health care$2.8B$3.2B$4.0B$4.6B$5.6B+97%7.8%
Wholesale trade$1.7B$2.1B$1.7B$2.3B$2.8B+58%3.9%
Retail trade$1.0B$1.2B$1.5B$2.1B$2.5B+139%3.4%
Information$795M$1.1B$1.2B$1.9B$2.4B+198%3.3%
Construction$615M$632M$1.1B$1.5B$1.7B+180%2.4%
Transportation & warehousing———$569M$571M—0.8%
Accommodation & food$611M$776M$989M$1.2B$1.5B+140%2.1%
Administrative & waste services$688M$801M$988M$1.4B$1.7B+151%2.4%
Other services$557M$650M$820M$1.0B$1.2B+112%1.7%
Management of companies$363M$334M$337M$1.6B$1.8B+398%2.5%
Utilities$1.3B$857M$459M—$717M−43%1.0%
Mining, oil & gas$17M$10M$16M—$299M+1,680%0.4%
Education$1.7B$2.3B—$2.9B$4.0B+128%5.6%
Arts & recreation$161M$208M—$323M$407M+153%0.6%
Agriculture———$141M$125M—0.2%
ΣAll industries$39.6B$43.3B$46.3B$60.8B$71.4B+80%100%

BEA, GDP by county and metropolitan area (CAGDP2), current dollars; 4 counties summed. Industry rows may not add up to the total where figures are suppressed.