Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Wood Products Manufacturing in West Virginia

Wood Products manufacturing added $432M of value to West Virginia's economy in 2025, down 6.1% year over year. That ranks West Virginia 31st of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 4.7% of West Virginia'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: $432M in 2025, #31 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -6.1% year over year.
  • Share of West Virginia's manufacturing: 4.7% 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 West Virginia? Wood Products added $432M of value in West Virginia in 2025, ranking the state 31st of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is wood products growing in West Virginia? West Virginia's wood products output shrank 6.1% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of West Virginia's manufacturing is wood products? Wood Products is 4.7% of West Virginia'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.