New York City

Some of the inquiring minds in the Merchants' Association of New York City have been probing the latest Census Bureau reports to find out just what it is that makes their city so large. They have discovered that New York City produces 60% of the millinery and 75% of the furs. Altogether, the city accounts for about one-twelfth of the entire manufactures of the country.

New York City's Largest Industry is composed of the "needle trades," whose annual output is valued at $2,202,721,853 (not counting production of firms amounting to less than $5,000 a year).

The Second Industry of New York City is food-factory products; here about 16% of the nation's total output is handled, including 15% of U. S. candy and 13% of the coffee and spices.

Third stand printing and publishing, whose yearly product is valued at $488,880,939. Of this total, newspapers and periodicals account for $281,236,055, and job-printing $148,867,642. New York City turns out over half of the music published in this country, and over a fifth of the books, newspapers and periodicals.

Other Industries of New York City:

VALUE OF INDUSTRY ANNUAL PRODUCT

Metal $377,345,881

Chemicals, Paints, Drugs 221,912,847

Wood Products 160,622,907

Leather Goods 151,722,392