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Wood Product Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Juhi Gulati Juhi Gulati New York, United States Last Updated: October 2025 NAICS 32199b

Revenue

$9.4bn

2025

$9.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

30,064

Businesses

7,090

Wages

$X.Xbn

Wood Product Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

The wood product manufacturing industry underwent a period of moderate growth in the past five years, heavily shaped by sustainability and the expansion of renewable energy. Manufacturers are increasingly investing in certified wood and engineered materials as environmental regulations and consumer expectations favor low-carbon building products. The market’s shift toward Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiative certifications has supported brand differentiation and reduced reputational risk. Meanwhile, demand for eco-friendly energy has positioned biomass as a strategic area for growth. Rising wood pellet production across the US underscores a broad transition toward renewable fuels, supported by federal tax credits and European import demand. Revenue has been expanding at a CAGR of 0.8% over the past five years and is expected to reach $9.0 billion in 2025, when revenue will fall by an estimated 0.9%.

Trends and Insights

  • Government incentives and the global shift toward low-carbon energy are making wood pellets hot commodities. With Europe and the U.S. ramping up demand, biomass has turned into one of the industry’s most resilient revenue streams.
  • Higher tariffs on imported lumber will raise the cost floor for foreign suppliers, forcing US manufacturers to pay more for essential inputs. This cost increase will ripple through the industry, exacerbating supply chain pressures.
  • Manufacturers cluster near ports and trade corridors to streamline global supply chains and export efficiency. Access to shipping hubs cuts transportation costs and ensures a stable supply.
  • High capital needs limit competition. The cost of advanced machinery, safety systems, and raw materials makes starting a wood manufacturing operation a major investment, keeping industry expansion gradual and favoring large, established firms.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $9.4bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Downstream markets require sustainability certifications

  • As consumer preferences shift towards sustainability, construction and furniture companies are increasingly required to report their environmental impact and commit to sustainability goals. This has prompted wood product manufacturers to leverage sustainability as a crucial part of their brand identity.
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Wood Product Manufacturing in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Tariffs are expected to increase the cost of inputs and reduce the viability of exports

  • The tariffs announced by the Trump administration early in his second term have very high implications for the wood product manufacturing industry, which relies on trade for input and finished goods. Specifically, the imposed tariffs on lumber and kitchen cabinets as of October 14, 2025, as well as Chinese and Canadian exports, will negatively impact businesses engaged in cross-border trades.

Biggest companies in the Wood Product Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue
2025
Profit
2025
Profit Margin (%)
2025

There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Wood Product Manufacturing in the US industry.

Products & Services Segmentation

Wood Product Manufacturing in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Wood stock and fuel, Home furnishings and Baskets and reels. Wood stock and fuel is the largest segment of the Wood Product Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

Wood stock and fuel growth are driven by demand for environmental sustainability

  • The wood stock and fuel segment is one of the industry’s leading revenue sources. Products include fuel wood containing an added binder, kiln-dried lumber and wood flour. Wood flour is finely ground wood, used as a filler and additive in flooring and plastics. Kiln-dried lumber is wood stock that has undergone heat treatment to remove moisture to be used for firewood.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry manufactures wood products not produced by sawmills or by manufacturers of veneer, engineered wood, millwork and mobile homes. Therefore, industry products are miscellaneous. They include wood ladders, cabinets, kitchenware, broom handles, kiln-dried lumber, reels and toothpicks.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States include Bottle cork manufacturing , Wooden kitchenware manufacturing (e.g. bowls, cutting boards), Wood reels manufacturing, Prefabricated fence section manufacturing, Firewood manufacturing, Wood flour manufacturing, Furniture inlays manufacturing , Wood handle manufacturing (e.g., broom, mop, hand tool), Kiln drying lumber manufacturing and Wooden ladder manufacturing.

Companies

Companies covered in the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States include .

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States include wood reel, kiln-dried lumber and dowel.

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 321999 - Wood Product Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Government incentives and the global shift toward low-carbon energy are making wood pellets hot commodities. With Europe and the U.S. ramping up demand, biomass has turned in...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Higher tariffs on imported lumber will raise the cost floor for foreign suppliers, forcing US manufacturers to pay more for essential inputs. This cost increase will ripple t...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

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Analyst insights

Manufacturers cluster near ports and trade corridors to streamline global supply chains and export efficiency. Access to shipping hubs cuts transportation costs and ensures a...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

High capital needs limit competition. The cost of advanced machinery, safety systems, and raw materials makes starting a wood manufacturing operation a major investment, keep...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Wood Product Manufacturing in the US industry.

Analyst insights

The market share concentration in the industry is low. No one manufacturer is anticipated to hold more than 5.0% of the market in 2024, highlighting the industry's extreme fr...

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The industry faces steep requirements under US environmental laws to limit harmful emissions. Regulations such as the Clean Air Act and NESHAP mandate strict controls on form...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

High levels of product diversity define the industry. Cost structures might differ significantly depending on the scope, size and product specialization of a given manufactur...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States in 2025?

The market size of the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States is $9.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States in 2025?

There are 7,090 businesses in the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.6 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States?

The Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States is likely to be impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States?

The Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States is likely to be significantly impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a high share of industry revenue.

Has the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States has been growing at a CAGR of 0.8 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States is expected to grow.

What does the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States include?

Bottle cork manufacturing and Wooden kitchenware manufacturing (e.g. bowls, cutting boards) are part of the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States.

How competitive is the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Wood Product Manufacturing industry in the United States.

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