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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!25860=SUM(CAGDP2, 4 counties)

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC: GDP by industry

Value added of twenty industries in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, 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$1.4B$1.5B$1.6B————
Government$1.5B$1.5B$1.8B$2.0B$2.1B+37%10.3%
Manufacturing$3.6B$3.7B$4.1B$4.4B$4.5B+26%21.8%
Finance & insurance$408M$435M$491M$654M$681M+67%3.3%
Professional services$261M$333M—————
Health care—$1.0B—$1.4B———
Wholesale trade$782M$980M—————
Retail trade$762M$850M$1.1B$1.7B$1.7B+128%8.4%
Information$108M$159M$151M$154M$317M+195%1.5%
Construction$353M$323M$464M$661M$833M+136%4.0%
Transportation & warehousing$399M—$524M————
Accommodation & food$246M$305M$399M$470M$605M+145%2.9%
Administrative & waste services$293M—$417M$618M$697M+138%3.4%
Other services$299M$320M$360M$456M$508M+70%2.5%
Management of companies$255M——————
Utilities$712M——$621M$683M−4%3.3%
Mining, oil & gas$12M$10M$14M—$30M+145%0.1%
Education—$64M—$86M———
Arts & recreation$49M$55M$71M$95M$149M+202%0.7%
Agriculture$74M——$294M$278M+278%1.3%
ΣAll industries$12.6B$13.2B$15.2B$18.8B$20.6B+64%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.