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Industry Information about Knives and Cutlery

Cutlery manufacturing has witnessed significant adjustment during the twentieth century. Instead of small craft shops creating  simple utensils, modern cutlery firms are more likely to be vast producers of one or two incredibly simple products that can be sold anywhere in the world. However, sales of the various cutlery products revealed steady growth throughout the century. The value of shipments in the industry began to decrease in the late 1990s,dropping from $2.08 billion in 1998 to $1.92 billion in 2000.

Recent Trends in Knives and Cutlery

Knives and Cutlery in New York City, as well as knives and cutlery in Pittsburgh are apart of the states having the largest number of cutlery companies, such as New York, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Most companies in the knives and cutlery industry were somewhat small operations, with larger operations typically producing items in addition to cutlery. Some of the larger companies in the industry include BIC, Fiskars' Gerber Legendary Blades and Buck Knives for knife manufacturing, however the largest in the cutlery industry is the Gillette Company.

Businesses in This Category

This category involves establishments engaged in the manufacture of items such as pocket knives, razor blades, straight razors, table cutlery, shears, manicure tools, butcher and kitchen knives, and artisan's knives