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01 May 06
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stone, clay, and glass products; printing and publishing; precision instruments; and the manufacture of transportation equipment.
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Today first place in value is held by the processing of food and food products. Dairy products, beverages, bakery products, and candy are the largest items in this group. Other valuable industries are the production of nonelectrical and electrical machinery, fabricated metal products, electronic equipment, and chemicals and allied products. Major industries also include clothing
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Pennsylvania limestone and coal from both Pennsylvania and West Virginia to the furnaces. The processing of iron and steel led to the growth of many other industries that use these metals.
Pennsylvania is a leading state in the production of primary metals. Blast furnaces, steel mills, and foundries, however, no longer make up the most valuable industry in the state. Most of the steelworks are in the Pittsburgh area. A huge steel mill near Morrisville began operation in 1952.
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The Keystone State's high rank in manufacturing is due mainly to its access to raw materials.
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Pennsylvania has long been one of the great manufacturing states of the nation. The value of its manufacturing is more than eight times the combined income from its farms, mines, forests, and fisheries.
Only New York, Ohio, and California have more industrial workers than Pennsylvania, which has 22 percent of its workers employed in factories and mills. New York, California, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, and Ohio are the only states that outrank Pennsylvania in value added by manufacture. Industries are unevenly distributed around the state, with the largest concentrations around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Manufacturing
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