A description of the 1987 kitchen cabinet industry in Pennsylvania

The objective of this study was to analyze the Pennsylvania kitchen cabinet industry in 1987 by determining: 1) the size and distribution of the industry; 2) types and quantities of materials used by the industry; and 3) differences among the various sizes of firms. A total of 411 surveys were mailed. The replies resulted in a 55.2 percent response rate and an estimated 239 firms actively manufacturing kitchen cabinets in Pennsylvania. This estimate was much larger than estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Census. The industry was composed of 139 small, 32 medium, and 68 large firms. Based on the survey responses, the average company produced about 42,000 cabinets and had $5.1 million in sales. To achieve this, firms employed an average of 67 people, used over 497,000 board feet (BF) of lumber, and over 1 million ft.2 of panel stock. In 1987, the industry in Pennsylvania produced 7.2 million cabinets, had annual sales of $1.1 billion, employed approximately 16,000 people, and used over 83 million BF of lumber and over 222 million ft.2 of panel stock.

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