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New York State Facts | Business and Export Statistics

Private nonfarm businesses with payroll 2004:
United States: 7,387,724
New York State: 511,440

New York business breakdown:
Services -- 36.3%
Retail trade -- 24.2%
Financial/insurance -- 12.2%
Wholesale trade -- 9.1%
Construction -- 8.0%
Manufacturing -- 5.3%

Value of manufacturing output, 2002 (in thousands of US dollars):
United States: $3,916,136,712
New York State: $147,317,463 (3.8%)

Chief industries:
agriculture; communications; finance; manufacturing; services; tourism; transportation

Retail sales, 2002 (in thousands of US dollars):
United States: $3,056,421,997
New York State: $178,067,530 (5.8%)

Principal manufactured goods:
automotive & aircraft components; books & periodicals; clothing & apparel; electronic equipment; machinery; pharmaceuticals; toys & sporting goods

The above information (and much more) can be found via the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Chief crops:
apples; cabbage; carrots; cauliflower; cheese; cherries; cucumbers; grapes; green beans; hay; milk; oats; onions; pears; potatoes; strawberries; sweet corn; sweet peas; wheat; wine

Agricultural data for New York and all the United States can be found at the website for the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Exporting

Value of New York State exports, 2005:

$50,492,176,000 (5.6% of US total)
New York ranks 3rd out of 50 states.

Information on this and other export data can be found via the International Trade Administration.

Top New York State export items, 2005, by category:

Misc. Manufactures

10,257,763

Computers & Electronic Prod.

7,226,409

Machinery Manufactures

6,057,191

Transportation Equipment

5,484,482

Chemical Manufactures

4,625,863

Used Merchandise

3,463,600

Primary Metal Manufactures

2,402,712

Spec. Classification Provisions

2,155,125

Waste & Scrap

1,260,935

Elec. Eq., Appliances & Parts

1,086,188

Fabricated Metal Products

988,024

Plastic & Rubber Products

798,854

Processed Foods

729,122

Paper Products

642,298

Printing & Related Products

620,824

Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs.

573,601

Main export partners of New York State, 2005:

World Total

$50,492,176,000

Canada
$10,738,380,000
Israel
$4,378,659,000
United Kingdom
$2,893,961,000
Japan
$2,523,643,000
Mexico
$2,309,790,000
Germany
$2,221,926,000
Switzerland
$2,214,172,000
Hong Kong
$2,176,171,000
China
$2,065,969,000
   

From http://tse.export.gov/

 
 
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