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| Economy |
New York City dominates
the economy of the state. It is the leading center of banking,
finance and communication in the United States and is the location
of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street, Manhattan.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that in 2003, the
total gross state product was $822 billion, second only to California.
Its 2003 Per Capita Personal Income was $36,112, placing it
6th in the nation. New York's agricultural outputs are dairy
products, cattle and other livestock, vegetables, nursery stock,
and apples. Its industrial outputs are printing and publishing,
scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery, chemical
products, and tourism.
New York is best known for its tertiary sector specializing
in foreign trade, together with banking, port facilities, advertising,
warehousing, and other activities needed to support large-scale
commerce. In addition, many of the world's largest corporations
locate their headquarters home offices in Manhattan or in nearby
Westchester County, New York. The state also has a large manufacturing
sector which includes printing, garments, furs, railroad rolling
stock, and bus line vehicles. Some industries are concentrated
in outstate locations also, such as ceramics (the southern tier
of counties) and photographic equipment (Rochester).
There is a moderately large saltwater commercial fishery located
along the Atlantic side of Long Island. The principal catches
by value are clams, lobsters, squid, and flounder. There used
to be a large oyster fishery in New York waters as well, but
at present, oysters comprise only a small portion of the total
value of seafood harvested.
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| Agriculture |
Dairy farm near Oxford, New York |
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New York State is an
agricultural leader, ranking within the top five states for
a number of products including dairy, apples, cherries, cabbage,
potatoes, onions, maple syrup and many other products. |
The state has about a quarter
of its land in farms and produced 3.4 billion dollars in agricultural
products in 2001. The south shore of Lake Ontario provides
the right mix of soils and microclimate for many apple, cherry,
plum, pear and peach orchards. Apples are also grown in the
Hudson Valley and near Lake Champlain. The south shore of
Lake Erie and the southern Finger Lakes hillsides have many
vineyards. New York State is the nation's third-largest wine-producing
state, behind California and Washington State.
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| Mining |
New York's mining sector, which is
larger than most people think, is concentrated in three areas.
The first is near New York City. Primarily, this area specializes
in construction materials for the many projects in the city,
but its also contains the emery mines of Westchester County,
one of two locations in the USA where that mineral is extracted.
The second area is the Adirondack Mountains. This is an area
of very specialized products, including talc, industrial garnets,
and zinc. It should be noted that the Adirondacks are not part
of the Appalachian system, despite their location, but are structurally
part of the mineral-rich Canadian Shield.
Finally in the inland southwestern part of the state in the
Allegheny Plateau is a region of drilled wells. The only major
liquid output at present is salt in the form of brine; however,
there are also small to moderate petroleum reserves in this
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