Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Chemical Products Manufacturing in New York

Chemical Products manufacturing added $24.5B of value to New York's economy in 2025, up 0.7% year over year. That ranks New York 9th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 28.9% of New York's manufacturing output. Nationally, chemical products is a $579B industry (the largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $24.5B in 2025, #9 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +0.7% year over year.
  • Share of New York's manufacturing: 28.9% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: chemical products is a $579B industry nationally, #1 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+5.6% year over year).
  • Classification: nondurable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 325).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the chemical products industry in New York? Chemical Products added $24.5B of value in New York in 2025, ranking the state 9th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is chemical products growing in New York? New York's chemical products output grew 0.7% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of New York's manufacturing is chemical products? Chemical Products is 28.9% of New York's total manufacturing value added in 2025, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

About this data

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-10-01.