Yes, but if you look at amount of industrial output per capita, you'll see that it is smaller than Germany's.
Doesn't America have a more broadly based economy? I.e. a lot more raw materials extraction, food production (profitable, even! (vs. the CAP)), a bigger financial industry (hey, it's undergoing tough times but it's not without value), etc? Hollywood? Popular music?
I don't know the shape of the German economy at all well, but I've read it's very manufacturing export focused.