Secondary Manufacturing Secondary Manufacturing New York's secondary wood-based manufacturing industry is extremely diverse both in products and geography. The number of firms varies constantly with the current figure around 1500. Of these, almost half are located in and around the New York City metropolitan area. The remainder are located upstate in small cities and surrounding areas.
Furniture is a major secondary wood using industry in New York.
Indeed, the state is one of the top 5 producers of wood furniture in the country, both for residential and office use. Furniture manufacturing has a long history in the state with Jamestown in Chautauqua county being the historical center of the early furniture industry. Today there are still many firms in this area but competition is keen from more modern mills in lower cost regions such as South Carolina. For example, in western New York, the furniture industry obtains 45 percent of its lumber and dimension stock from within New York state. Wooden pallets are a second major industry in the state.