How did Explosives Manufacturing move between 2019 and 2024?

Between calendar 2019 and 2024, Explosives Manufacturing climbed from #112 to #63 of 499 ranked industries (CLIMBER); share of tracked industry dollars went from 0.11% to 0.18%. That is a 49-place move over 5 years.

Where does the MFG sector placement for Explosives Manufacturing come from?

Sector 32 (Manufacturing) placement uses the first two NAICS digits. Explosives Manufacturing ranks #4 of 38 classified industries there (SLICE), taking 4.4% of $30.5B.

USAspending.gov · NAICS 325920 · Manufacturing

Explosives Manufacturing

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Top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars — code 325920 in Manufacturing.

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CY2024 awards: $1.3B
Corpus rank: #63 of 499
Award plate: HEAVY
Sector: MFG · SLICE

Explosives Manufacturing federal industry awards

Explosives Manufacturing (NAICS 325920) ranks #63 of 499 tracked industries by calendar-2024 contract dollars at $1.3B.

PlainFedContract reports USAspending.gov calendar-2024 awards under NAICS 325920. Stamp board: HEAVY · MFG · CLIMBER. See /methodology/#naics.

Year-over-year change, 2019–2024

Across the calendar years on file, Explosives Manufacturing’s annual contract dollars rose from $1.1B in 2023 to $1.3B in 2024. 20.6% vs 2023

Explosives Manufacturing annual contract dollars, calendar 2019-2024

Calendar-year prime contract obligations by action date (award types A-D). Annual figures use the same NAICS classification basis as the CY2024 headline above.

Source: USAspending.gov spending_by_category

How Explosives Manufacturing leads the CY2024 industry award board

$1.3B · #63 of 499 by CY2024 industry awards , a top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars (same board as the industries listing). See methodology.

$1.3B under NAICS 325920 · #63 of 499 , HEAVY · MFG · SLICE · CLIMBER. 2019→2024: 112→63 of 499 (0.11%→0.18% of tracked industry dollars) ; #4/38 in MFG. That is a 49-place move over 5 years. Nearest ABS peer: Research and Development in Bio… at $1.3B (HEAVY).

Calendar-2024 actions under NAICS 325920 count as opportunity size, not firm revenue. Sector weight sits in a mid band within MFG. Populations, lag, and NAICS/SBA rules: methodology.

Source: USAspending.gov · U.S. Department of the Treasury

Mega-scale industry peers nationwide

Cross-sector peers from the USAspending NAICS extract: nearest mega-scale calendar-2024 award dollars and nearest sector-weight share. Not recommendations.

Closest CY2024 award dollars

Research and Development in Biotechnology $1.3B
Commercial Bakeries $1.3B
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing $1.3B
Offices of Certified Public Accountants $1.3B
Food Service Contractors $1.3B
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $1.3B

Similar sector weight

Administration of Education Programs 4.3% · $34.4M
Home Health Equipment Rental 4.5% · $76.4M
Custom Computer Programming Services 4.5% · $10.9B
Computer Training 4.2% · $211.8M
Truck, Utility Trailer, 4.1% · $69.9M
Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing 4.1% · $9.0B

Disclaimer: Data from USAspending.gov public records. For informational purposes only. Industry spending amounts are aggregated from contract awards and may not reflect the most current data. Always verify with official sources.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Compiled from USAspending.gov by the PlainFedContract editorial process.

Compiled by PlainFedContract, Government Agencies Editorial Process · August 14, 2026

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