Economic Impact of Forest Products Manufacturing in New York

Highlights

The forest products industry is among the New York's leading manufacturers.
Over 61,000 New Yorkers are employed in forest products manufacturing with a payroll of just under $2 billion. It is estimated that an additional 3,000 individuals work in forestry and logging.
The forest products industry contributes $3.7 billion to the state gross product.
Annual capital investment by the forest products industry in New York is averaging about $430 million.
In 2000 the value of shipments of forest products from New York totaled nearly $9 billion.
New York is one of leading states in the production of hardwood lumber. Total hardwood lumber production in 2000 was 467 million board feet.
Over 7 percent of all manufacturing jobs in NY are attributable to the forest products industry. This has increased by nearly 2 percent over the last 25 years.

Employment Table - lists average annual employment from 1976 to 2001 for all manufacturing, lumber and wood products, paper and allied products, furniture and fixtures and combined forest products, source is NYS Department of Labor.
Gross State Product Table - This table highlights total GSP, total manufacturing GSP, and GSP for each of the major forest products sectors, source is Empire State Development and U.S. Department of Commerce.
Major Economic Statistics for FPI in NY - Table of major economic statistics including employment, payroll, value added, value of shipments and capital expenditures from 1997 to 2003.

"Economic Impact of New York's Forests" by North East State Foresters Association, August 2001 (pdf format, large file requiring long download time)
"Economic Contributions of the Northern Forest" by ESFPA, Maine Wood Products Association, North East State Foresters Association, Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association, USDA Forest Service - Cooperative Forestry, 2001 (brochure in pdf format)
"NYS Industrial Roundwood Production and Consumption Report" by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Wood Utilization and Marketing Program, 1999 (summary in pdf format)
"Just the Facts: An Overview of New York's Wood-Based Economy and Forest Resource" by Dr. Hugh O. Canham, SUNY CESF and Kevin S. King, ESFPA, 1998 (limited quantities available, call for more information)