Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Wood Products Manufacturing in North Carolina

Wood Products manufacturing added $2.3B of value to North Carolina's economy in 2025, down 2.1% year over year. That ranks North Carolina 8th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 2.1% of North Carolina's manufacturing output. Nationally, wood products is a $55.5B industry (the 15th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $2.3B in 2025, #8 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -2.1% year over year.
  • Share of North Carolina's manufacturing: 2.1% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: wood products is a $55.5B industry nationally, #15 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (+0.2% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 321).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the wood products industry in North Carolina? Wood Products added $2.3B of value in North Carolina in 2025, ranking the state 8th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is wood products growing in North Carolina? North Carolina's wood products output shrank 2.1% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of North Carolina's manufacturing is wood products? Wood Products is 2.1% of North Carolina'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.