Umsatz im verarbeitenden Gewerbe
| Jahr | Essen | MEO | NRW |
| 2010 | 4.390.966.426 | 9.930.239.677 | 315.394.766.083 |
| 2011 | 5.155.104.294 | 11.302.134.624 | 348.101.951.132 |
| 2012 | 4.159.753.751 | 10.622.464.149 | 342.530.277.611 |
| 2013 | 4.186.898.312 | 10.222.761.825 | 339.997.817.911 |
| 2014 | 3.790.694.171 | 9.365.756.140 | 337.697.507.114 |
| 2015 | 3.926.783.251 | 9.362.527.633 | 333.677.158.794 |
| 2016 | 4.011.836.860 | 9.328.047.162 | 331.932.762.383 |
| 2017 | 3.977.308.108 | 9.107.221.526 | 350.096.603.915 |
| 2018 | 4.079.292.985 | 8.966.369.100 | 357.840.065.723 |
| 2019 | 3.837.931.516 | 8.002.649.545 | 351.894.964.860 |
| 2020 | 3.498.025.651 | 7.034.478.598 | 321.698.223.467 |
| 2021 | 3.893.293.861 | 7.925.943.494 | 356.852.280.789 |
| 2022 | 4.345.495.048 | 9.108.312.835 | 411.070.290.061 |
| 2023 | 4.268.324.026 | 9.637.360.557 | 401.989.290.160 |
| 2024 | 4.431.125.349 | 8.368.089.719 | 384.913.234.484 |
Alle Angaben in Mrd. Euro. Quelle: IT.NRW