SIC 2439 Structural Members, Not Elsewhere Classified

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SIC 2439
STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED

This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in producing laminated or fabricated trusses, arches, and other structural members of lumber. Establishments primarily engaged in fabrication on the site of construction are classified in Division C, Construction. Establishments primarily engaged in producing prefabricated wood buildings, sections, and panels are classified in SIC 2452: Prefabricated Wood Buildings and components.

NAICS Code(s)

321912 (Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing)

321214 (Truss Manufacturing)

321213 (Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing)

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, engineered wood member manufacturers operating in the United States shipped $1.8 billion worth of goods, compared to $1.7 billion in 2000. U.S. manufacturers of wood trusses shipped $4.2 billion worth of goods, compared to $4.3 billion in 2000. Sales for both industry segments had grown steadily throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, boosted first by U.S. economic prosperity and then by brisk housing starts, the result of historically low interest rates.

In the early 2000s, most of this industry's products were used in new construction, with a fairly even distribution between residential and nonresidential markets. While residential construction increased throughout...

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