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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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Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA: GDP by industry

Value added of twenty industries in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, 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$804M$919M—$1.1B$1.1B+42%9.2%
Government$937M$1.0B$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B+31%9.9%
Manufacturing$2.6B$4.1B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B+15%23.9%
Finance & insurance$475M$694M—————
Professional services$192M—$359M$331M———
Health care———————
Wholesale trade———$743M———
Retail trade$463M$517M$600M$853M$946M+104%7.7%
Information$117M$116M$152M$140M$175M+49%1.4%
Construction$266M$307M$347M$423M$455M+71%3.7%
Transportation & warehousing———————
Accommodation & food$176M$196M$237M$280M$321M+82%2.6%
Administrative & waste services———$239M$271M—2.2%
Other services$184M$223M$277M$343M$372M+102%3.0%
Management of companies———$126M———
Utilities$19M——————
Mining, oil & gas$10M$8M$10M—$6M−47%0.0%
Education———————
Arts & recreation$29M$29M$33M$52M$62M+116%0.5%
Agriculture$162M——$539M———
ΣAll industries$8.0B$10.4B$9.8B$11.7B$12.4B+55%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.