Criterion 6, Indicator 25: 

Value and Volume of Wood and 

Wood Products Production, 

Including Primary and Secondary 

Processing

James L. Howard

David B. McKeever

E.M. (Ted) Bilek

United States Department of Agriculture

Forest

Service

Forest Products

Laboratory

Research Note

FPL–RN–0341

October

2016
Abstract

Trend data through 2011 are provided on the value and volume of wood and wood products production for the United 

States to aid in assessing sustainability of socioeconomic

benefits of forests. The volume of roundwood used to make

products, the weight produced, and the value of U.S. shipments have fluctuated in recent years. But there have been

decreases in the weight of oriented strandboard production

and the value of furniture production. U.S. demand for products is likely to continue to increase with increasing population and gross domestic product. If the cost of providing

wood products from the U.S. is high relative to other countries or alternative materials, this would limit increases in the

level of U.S. harvest and the value that contributes to forest

management, employment, and wages. Volume of roundwood harvest has increased in the South but declined in other

regions, although value of shipments for wood and paper

products (excluding furniture) has declined in all regions. If

value of shipments continues to decline, revenues to forest

landowners and employees will decrease. Maintaining revenues from forests would then require increased revenues

from other sources including recreation, environmental services, or new products such as biomass for energy.

Keywords: production, sustainability, consumption

October 2016

Howard, James L.; McKeever, David B.; Bilek, E.M. (Ted). 2016. Criterion 

6, indicator 25: Value and volume of wood and wood products production, 

including primary and secondary processing. Research Note FPL-RN-0341. 

Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 15 p.

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Contents

IndicatorBackground.......................................................... 1

Indicator Development....................................................... 1

Indicator Interpretation and Discussion.............................. 3

Cross-Cutting Issues and Relation to Other Indicators....... 5

Concluding Remarks.......................................................... 5

References.......................................................................... 5

Appendix—Indicator 25: Value and Volume of Wood and 

Wood Products Production, Including Primary and Secondary Processing .................................................................... 7

SI conversion factors

Inch–pound unit Conversion factor SI unit

inch (in.) 25.4 millimeter (mm)

foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)

Btu 0.293 W (watts)

cubic foot 0.0283 cubic meter

ton 0.907 metric ton

In this report, 1 billion = 109.

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Indicator Background

The purpose of this report is to provide information on the

rationale and data provided for Indicator 25 for the National

Report on Sustainable Forests—2015. This report updates a 

similar report published in 2010 (Howard et al. 2010), which 

provided similar information for the National Report on Sustainable Forests—2010 (USDA Forest Service 2011). The

rationale for Indicator 25 and the recommended data to be

developed are taken from the report of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Montréal Process Working 

Group (2014).

Verbatim Montréal Process Technical

Advisory Committee Notes

Rationale

This indicator provides information on the value and volume 

of wood and wood products at various stages of processing. 

The value and volume of wood and wood products reflects 

one aspect of the importance of forests and the wood processing sector to domestic economies.

Approaches to Measurement

Value may be expressed as the market value at various 

stages in production from harvesting to finishing. It does not 

include value beyond the completion of secondary processing. Examples of wood products that require primary 

processing include pulp and paper, dimension lumber, and 

panel products. Examples of wood products that require secondary processing include coated papers, cardboard boxes, 

mouldings and joinery, and wooden furniture. Countries 

may wish to highlight products and types of processing that

may be of particular importance to their own experience. 

Measurement units may vary among products. The conversion of product volumes to roundwood equivalent will allow 

comparisons to be made with harvest volumes (Indicator 

6.1) (Montréal Process Working Group 2014).

Comments and Clarifications

Additions and Clarifications to Rationale

We believe variables on volume or weight of production will

meet the intent of the rationale to indicate one aspect of the

size of timber and forest products sectors with time and by

region. They also indicate an aspect of economic health of

forest management because forest sector demand for timber

is needed to support forest management and the variables directly indicate the economic health of the forest industry by

the trends in amounts of product production.

Additions and Clarifications to Measurement

The measurements suggested for the indicator do not measure economic health of the wood products sector. Additional

information would be needed on profits, employment, and

other variables in addition to prices and production.

Indicator Development

Data Used To Address Indicator

The data provided for this indicator focus on timber and

wood products production volume and value. Selected data

are shown with time, by Resource Planning Act (RPA) Assessment Region, by land ownership, and by type of product

produced (see Howard and Westby (2013) for Forest Service regional map).

Criterion 6, Indicator 25: Value and Volume

of Wood and Wood Products Production,

Including Primary and Secondary Processing

James L. Howard, Economist

David B. McKeever, Research Forester

E.M. (Ted) Bilek, Economist

Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin
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General Description

Volume and value of production can be illustrated in several 

dimensions:

 by market level

–production of roundwood (harvest) or production of 

primary products

–roundwood and primary products sold for domestic

use or for exports

 by region

 with time

We show a representative subset of available data that characterize volume and value in each of these dimensions.

The intent is to show data about production that may be

compared with other indicators that characterize the capacity

of forests to produce wood products (for example, growth

rates, management intensity) and efforts to maintain and enhance that productive capacity of forests and forest industries (for example, investments, research, institutions).

To illustrate the relative importance of forests as a source of

raw material, variables are shown that are available at least

at the national and many times the regional level and are

from long-term series that continue to be collected.

Specific Data Sources

All data for this report are from a variety of publicly available sources and fall into four distinct categories:

1. Measures of the volume of roundwood and fuelwood 

harvested nationally and regionally as reported by the 

USDA Forest Service in the periodic Resources Planning Act Assessment and its supporting documents.

2. Measures of the performance of the U.S. economy as 

reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureaus of the Census and of Economic Analysis. These 

measures include industry specific data from the periodic Censes of Manufactures and annual Surveys of 

Manufactures and overall performance of the economy 

specific data from the National Income and Product Accounts database.

3. Measures of economic activity by the wood products 

industries as reported in specific and recurring USDA 

Forest Service economics research reports.

4. Measures of energy produced from wood from the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.

These data are reported in the following tables:

 Table 1. Volume of U.S. industrial roundwood and fuelwood harvested (produced), 1900–2011 (million cubic 

feet)

 Table 2. Volume of softwood industrial roundwood harvested by landowner and region, 1952–2011 (million 

cubic feet)

 Table 3. Volume of hardwood industrial roundwood

harvested by landowner and region, 1952–2011 (million cubic feet)

 Table 4. Volume of all industrial roundwood harvested 

by landowner and region, 1952–2011 (million cubic 

feet)

 Table 5. Weight of U.S. industrial wood product production by product, 1950–2011 (thousand tons)

 Table 6. Energy produced from wood by end use and its 

roundwood equivalent, 1949–2011

 Table 7. Value of shipments for forest products industries by SIC Code 1961–1996, by NAICS code, 1997–

2011 (million 2005$)

 Table 8. Value of shipments in paper products industries 

(NAICS 322) by region (billion 2005$)

 Table 9. Value of shipments in wood products industries (NAICS 321) by region (billion 2005$)

 Table 10. Value of shipments in wood and paper products 

industries (NAICS 321, 322) by region (billion 2005$)

Analysis Techniques

General Description

This report contains data through 2011. Some data were derived from mathematical calculations, and some include conversions to different units of measurement. (See Howard and 

Westby (2013) for wood products conversion factors.)

Specific Steps Taken

The data were compiled from official government and trade 

association reports by state level, regional level, national

level, and year. The data were then organized by primary

product commodity with time. These primary products were

then converted to their roundwood equivalents using government or industry approved conversion factors.
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Data Issues

Prior to 1997, the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 

system was the standard used by federal statistical agencies

in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to 

the U.S. business economy. In 1997, the SIC system was replaced by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (USDC Bureau of the Census 2015c). NAICS 

was developed jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification 

Policy Committee (ECPC), Statistics Canada, and Mexico’s 

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia to allow for a 

high level of comparability in business statistics among the 

North American countries. This change has created some 

problems with making direct comparisons between years 

and wood products types prior to and after the change from 

SIC to NAICS. However, NAICS, as a continuing federal 

government report, is considered to be replicable and readily 

available and to provide unbiased data with good precision.

Indicator Interpretation and

Discussion

Indicator Results

What Does the Indicator Show?

The volume of total roundwood harvest (including fuelwood) in the United States increased fairly steadily from

about 10 billion ft3in the 1930s to 18.5 billion ft3in 1989.

Since 1989, harvest has declined, falling to 12.5 billion ft3in

2011 (Fig. 1). Industrial roundwood production increased

steadily between the mid-1930s and 1989 and has been

roughly constant at about 17.0 billion ft3through 2005. The 

mid-2000 recession resulted in harvest levels dropping below 12.0 billion ft3

in 2009. Harvest levels have subsequently increased through 2011. All regions experienced a 

decline in industrial roundwood harvested in 2011 compared 

with 2006 (Fig. 2).

The United States was one of the world’s leading producers 

of industrial roundwood in 2011. More than 20% of all industrial roundwood harvested in the world in 2011 was from 

the United States (UN Food and Agriculture Organization 

2015). Fuelwood harvested in the United States was much 

less at about 4% of world harvest.

The amount of primary wood and paper products produced

in the United Statesincreased relatively steadily from 82 million tons in 1950 to 196 million tons in 1999 and declined to

153 million tons in 2011 (Fig. 3). In comparison, in 2011,

the U.S. produced 7.4 million tons of steel and 80 million 

tons of Portland cement.

Figure 1. Volume of U.S. industrial roundwood and fuelwood production (harvest), 1900–2011 (billion ft3

). 

Source: Table 1.

Figure 2. Volume of all industrial roundwood harvested by region, 1952–2011 (billion ft3

).

Source: Table 4.

Figure 3. Weight of wood and paper products produced by 

product 1950–2011 (million tons) (HW, hardwood; OSB, 

oriented strandboard; SW, softwood). Source: Table 5.
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The decline since 1999 is primarily due to declines in production of pulp and paper, hardwood lumber, and softwood

plywood. These declines offset an increase of 29% in oriented strandboard (OSB) production. In 2011, the largest

share of production, by weight, was for pulp and paper 

(57%), followed by softwood and laminated veneer lumber

(LVL) (18%), hardwood lumber (8%), nonstructural panels 

(5%), OSB (4%), softwood plywood (3%), and other industrial products (5%) (Fig. 3).

Wood energy use was 2.01 quadrillion Btu (Quad) in 2011

(roughly 2.6% of U.S. total energy consumption), down 

from 2.68 Quad in 1983. Industrial use (primarily by forest

products firms) was 1.31 Quad Btu in 2011, which is somewhat lower than the highs in 1983 and 2000. Residential

wood energy use has also declined but wood use for electric

power has increased from 0.10 Quad in 1989 to 0.18 Quad

in 2011 (Fig. 4) (see also Indicator 24).

The demand for U.S.-produced wood pellets is partially domestic but is being increasingly driven by the export market. 

U.S. domestic demand is mainly for residential heating with 

some commercial heat and combined heat and power applications (CHP) (Goetzl 2015). In 2013, an estimated 123 

wood pellet manufacturing plants were operating in the 

United States with a total capacity of 9.4 million tons. Production was about two-thirds of capacity with about onehalf being exported. Pellet manufacturing is concentrated in 

the southern United States where more than three-quarters 

of U.S. wood pellet capacity is located and from where 

more than 98% of wood pellet exports are shipped. Wood 

pellets have become the third largest wood products export 

from the U.S. South, behind softwood and hardwood lumber. Total value of shipments for wood, paper, and furniture

industries, using SIC industry codes, increased between 1973

and 1996 from $288 to $356 million (all values adjusted for 

inflation and presented in 2005$). Between 1997 and 2006, 

using NAICS industry codes, shipments decreased from 

$338 million to $315 million. Between 2006 and 2011 using 

NAICS industry codes, shipments decreased from $315 million to $219 million (Fig. 5). The decrease was caused by a 

decline across all sectors of the wood products industries.

How Has it Changed Since 2006?

Volume of roundwood harvest and total weight of primary

products production declined between 2006 and 2011 in part 

because of the decline in wood products production associated with the recession of 2007–2009. The weight of production decreased for softwood lumber, OSB, miscellaneous

products, and other primary products—pulp and paper, hardwood lumber, softwood plywood, and nonstructural panels 

(Skog et al. 2012).

The value of paper industry shipments decreased 31% between 2006 and 2011 from $316 to $219 million. Values

also declined between 2006 and 2011 for wood products and

wood furniture shipments (Fig. 5).

Regional Variation and Associated Issues

The most important development in wood products production from a regional standpoint has been the marked increase

in roundwood harvests in the South along with concurrent

decreases in the North and Pacific Coast regions. Industrial 

roundwood harvest volume increased 50% in the South between 1970 and 2011, accounting for nearly two-thirds 

(63%) of total U.S. harvest in 2011. In 2011, the North provided 18%, followed by the Pacific Coast at 16%, and the

Rocky Mountains at 3%. As a result of the 2007–2009 recession, timber harvest decreased between 2006 and 2011 in 

all regions (Fig. 2).

Figure 4. Wood energy produced, by consumer, 1950–2011 

(1015 Btu). Source: Table 6.

Figure 5. Value of shipments for forest products industries by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 

1961–1996, by North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) code, 1997–2011 (billion 2005$).

Source: Table 7.
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Percentage changes in harvest are reflected in the value of

final product shipments, which have declined across the regions (Fig. 6). Although the South had the largest volume of

harvest in 2011, the value of shipments for wood and paper

industries was highest for the North, at $81 billion, followed

by the South, at $76 billion. Value of shipments has declined 

since 2006 in the North, South, Pacific Coast, and Rocky

Mountains. The region with the highest total value of primary product shipments may have changed if wood furniture

industries were included. But state-level wood furniture values were not available for this report.

Assessment of Ability to Measure

Underlying Concern

General Assessment

The change of the SIC to the NAICS system made it difficult to track value changes with time prior to 1997. Since 

1997, the direct comparison of values for 2006 to those for 

2011 has improved. The ability to track volume changes

with time is a strength for this indicator. The ability to track 

value changes since 1997 is also a strength of this indiator.

Congruence of U.S. Results with TAC

Recommendations

Because the availability of national data for this indicator is

good, the U.S. results are consistent with the TAC recommendations. National data sources are available, enabling the

compilation of volume and value of wood products production.

Cross-Cutting Issues and

Relation to Other Indicators

The level of and trend in wood and paper production are key

factors in sustaining certain benefits from forests — benefits

of employment and wages (Indicators 36 and 37), benefits in

revenue to various groups (Distribution of Revenues, Indicator 40), and contribution to community resiliency (Indicator

38). Levels of wood and paper production are determined by

the competitiveness of U.S. industries in relation to foreign

industries, which in turn, is influenced in the long run by the

level of capital investment in new technology (Indicator 34), 

levels of research and education in the United States (Indicator 35), and the productivity of U.S. forests (Indicator 11).

Concluding Remarks

What does the information on import share of consumption

and export share of production of wood products indicate

about sustainable forestry and sustaining benefits of forests?

In aggregate, the volume of industrial roundwood used to

make products, the weight produced, and the value of U.S.

shipments has been stable to declining in recent years. But

for some industries there have been consistent decreases, 

such as OSB weight of production and furniture value. U.S.

demand for products is likely to continue to increase in the

long run with increasing population and gross domestic product.

If the cost of providing wood products from the United States

is high relative to other countries or alternative materials,

this would tend to limit increases in the levels of U.S. harvest

and the value that contributes to U.S. forest management,

employment, and wages.

Volume of roundwood harvest has increased in the South in

recent years but declined in other regions, although value of 

shipments for wood and paper products (excluding furniture)

has declined in all regions in recent years.

If the value of shipments continues to decline, this would

tend to decrease revenues to forest landowners and employees from these traditional products. Maintaining revenues

from forests would require increased revenues from other

sources such as recreation, environmental services, or potential new products such as biomass for energy.

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Appendix—Indicator 25: Value and Volume of Wood and Wood Products

Production, Including Primary and Secondary Processing

Table 1. Volume of U.S industrial roundwood and fuelwood harvested (produced), 1900–2011 

(million cubic feet)a

Year

Industrial 

roundwood Fuelwood Total Year

Industrial

roundwood Fuelwood Total Year

Industrial

roundwood Fuelwood Total

1900 7,280 4,800 12,080 1940 6,990 3,890 10,880 1980 12,073 2,645 14,718

1901 7,580 4,650 12,230 1941 8,055 3,595 11,650 1981 11,456 2,817 14,273

1902 7,880 4,500 12,380 1942 8,085 2,865 10,950 1982 11,316 3,540 14,856

1903 8,215 4,350 12,565 1943 7,560 2,785 10,345 1983 12,866 3,397 16,263

1904 8,490 4,200 12,690 1944 7,455 2,915 10,370 1984 13,346 3,626 16,972

1905 8,625 4,050 12,675 1945 6,605 2,975 9,580 1985 13,358 3,454 16,812

1906 9,225 3,900 13,125 1946 7,705 2,675 10,380 1986 14,569 3,533 18,102

1907 9,555 3,825 13,380 1947 8,090 2,685 10,775 1987 15,290 2,929 18,219

1908 8,725 3,975 12,700 1948 8,375 2,665 11,040 1988 15,514 2,901 18,415

1909 9,275 3,825 13,100 1949 7,355 2,820 10,175 1989 15,611 2,850 18,461

1910 9,295 3,910 13,205 1950 8,530 2,270 10,800 1990 15,459 2,900 18,359

1911 9,020 4,035 13,055 1951 8,745 2,230 10,975 1991 15,065 3,636 18,701

1912 9,330 3,760 13,090 1952 8,775 2,010 10,785 1992 15,067 2,850 17,917

1913 9,170 3,780 12,950 1953 8,790 1,920 10,710 1993 14,756 2,444 17,200

1914 8,565 3,975 12,540 1954 8,755 1,835 10,590 1994 14,991 2,201 17,192

1915 8,285 3,975 12,260 1955 9,225 1,745 10,970 1995 15,265 2,150 17,415

1916 8,530 3,955 12,485 1956 9,620 1,655 11,275 1996 15,107 1,924 17,031

1917 7,940 4,040 11,980 1957 8,615 1,565 10,180 1997 15,368 1,700 17,068

1918 7,310 4,290 11,600 1958 8,530 1,480 10,010 1998 15,264 1,632 16,896

1919 7,725 4,075 11,800 1959 9,390 1,390 10,780 1999 15,260 1,625 16,885

1920 7,770 4,065 11,835 1960 8,925 1,300 10,225 2000 15,199 1,622 16,821

1921 6,565 4,270 10,835 1961 8,745 1,215 9,960 2001 14,465 1,621 16,086

1922 7,605 3,760 11,365 1962 9,035 1,125 10,160 2002 14,416 1,520 15,936

1923 8,535 3,375 11,910 1963 9,560 1,055 10,615 2003 14,074 1,515 15,589

1924 8,245 3,380 11,625 1964 10,170 985 11,155 2004 14,697 1,540 16,237

1925 8,350 3,225 11,575 1965 11,230 1,038 12,268 2005 14,750 1,550 16,300

1926 8,220 3,065 11,285 1966 11,520 1,040 12,560 2006 14,356 1,555 15,911

1927 7,775 3,200 10,975 1967 11,332 1,066 12,398 2007 13,560 1,605 15,165

1928 7,670 3,225 10,895 1968 11,814 1,098 12,912 2008 11,549 1,510 13,059

1929 8,045 3,170 11,215 1969 11,963 1,100 13,063 2009 10,478 1,400 11,878

1930 6,305 3,790 10,095 1970 12,963 1,265 14,228 2010 10,660 1,400 12,060

1931 4,610 4,390 9,000 1971 12,300 1,233 13,533 2011 11,094 1,400 12,494

1932 3,400 4,980 8,380 1972 12,567 1,270 13,837

1933 4,040 5,005 9,045 1973 12,795 1,202 13,997

1934 4,340 4,825 9,165 1974 12,352 1,316 13,668

1935 5,095 4,510 9,605 1975 11,317 1,259 12,576

1936 5,980 4,265 10,245 1976 12,102 1,232 13,334

1937 6,370 4,075 10,445 1977 12,529 1,428 13,957

1938 5,570 4,325 9,895 1978 12,930 1,857 14,787

1939 6,370 4,190 10,560 1979 13,221 2,230 15,451

aSources: 1900–1964: USDC Bureau of the Census (1975); 1965–2011: Howard and Westby (2013).
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Table 2. Volume of softwood industrial roundwood harvested by landowner and region,

1952–2011 (million cubic feet)a

Year

Industrial land Other private land

North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total

1952 129 802 128 1,737 2,796 400 1,998 79 885 3,362

1962 109 580 145 1,455 2,289 321 1,937 74 504 2,836

1970 153 960 138 1,645 2,896 314 2,286 118 460 3,178

1976 196 1,366 115 1,740 3,417 352 2,511 147 393 3,403

1986 397 1,785 178 1,862 4,222 415 3,147 154 393 4,109

1991 433 1,843 198 1,658 4,132 383 3,039 200 680 4,302

1997 178 2,119 152 1,174 3,623 519 3,736 221 783 5,259

2001 143 2,229 150 1,158 3,680 412 4,063 231 866 5,572

2006 189 2,144 134 1,270 3,737 350 3,982 248 684 5,264

2011b NA NA NA NA NA 502 5,130 264 1,476 7,372

Year

National Forest Other public land Total

North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total

1952 27 155 218 561 961 40 81 72 210 403 596 3,036 497 3,393 7,522

1962 31 117 387 1,100 1,635 40 73 78 371 562 501 2,707 684 3,430 7,322

1970 37 180 480 1,221 1,918 45 101 78 478 702 549 3,527 814 3,804 8,694

1976 34 235 426 1,172 1,867 54 139 85 544 822 636 4,251 773 3,849 9,509

1986 35 222 465 1,431 2,153 61 164 79 510 814 908 5,318 876 4,196 11,298

1991 63 217 425 1,084 1,789 58 183 173 355 769 937 5,282 996 3,777 10,992

1997 34 177 186 316 713 94 166 54 263 577 825 6,198 613 2,536 10,172

2001 15 47 79 109 250 73 174 51 254 552 643 6,513 511 2,387 10,054

2006 37 42 76 147 302 100 149 63 242 554 676 6,317 521 2,343 9,857

2011 18 70 73 147 307 119 134 72 311 636 639 5,334 409 1,934 8,316

aSources: Haynes (2003); Smith et al. (2004, 2009); Oswalt et al. (2014).

b

Industrial land included with other private land for 2011.
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Table 3. Volume of hardwood industrial roundwood harvested by landowner and region, 1952–2011 (million cubic feet)a

Year

Industrial land Other private land

North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total

1952 117 284 0 20 421 1,155 1,554 1 8 2,718

1962 86 323 0 25 434 1,123 1,253 1 28 2,405

1970 126 321 1 40 488 1,186 1,414 1 23 2,624

1976 144 291 1 37 473 1,199 1,299 1 44 2,543

1986 417 499 27 81 1,024 2,567 2,255 17 17 4,856

1991 511 527 0 83 1,121 2,857 2,224 9 130 5,220

1997 312 687 3 67 1,069 2,078 2,570 29 68 4,745

2001 251 628 3 45 927 1,504 2,793 18 58 4,373

2006 286 527 3 51 867 1,501 2,764 17 64 4,346

2011b NA NA NA NA NA 1,377 2,593 11 68 4,050

Year

National Forest Other public land Total

North South Westc Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn.

Pacific 

Coast

NF 

Westc Total

1952 41 50 9 100 68 45 2 7 122 1,381 1,933 3 35 9 3,361

1962 43 40 14 97 77 46 2 5 130 1,329 1,662 3 58 14 3,066

1970 55 49 19 123 98 56 1 15 170 1,465 1,840 3 78 19 3,405

1976 64 33 4 101 95 84 1 19 199 1,502 1,707 3 100 4 3,316

1986 102 49 16 167 104 128 1 43 276 3,190 2,931 45 141 16 6,323

1991 137 48 12 197 179 86 2 43 310 3,684 2,885 11 256 12 6,848

1997 87 99 32 218 341 83 3 17 444 2,818 3,439 35 152 32 6,476

2001 56 31 4 91 257 105 2 14 378 2,068 3,557 23 117 4 5,770

2006 55 18 2 75 301 69 1 15 386 2,143 3,378 21 130 2 5,675

2011 41 30 5 76 301 90 2 15 408 1,720 2,714 14 84 5 4,536

aSources: Haynes (2003); Smith et al. (2004, 2009); Oswalt et al. (2014).

b

Industrial land included with other private land for 2011.

cNational Forest West includes Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast regions.
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Table 4. Volume of all industrial roundwood harvested by landowner and region, 1952–2011 (million cubic feet)a

Year

Industrial land Other private land

North South

Rocky 

Mtn

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn

Pacific 

Coast Total

1952 246 1,086 128 1,757 3,217 1,555 3,552 80 893 6,080

1962 195 903 145 1,480 2,723 1,444 3,190 75 532 5,241

1970 279 1,281 139 1,685 3,384 1,500 3,700 119 483 5,802

1976 340 1,657 116 1,777 3,890 1,551 3,810 148 437 5,946

1986 814 2,284 205 1,943 5,246 2,982 5,402 171 410 8,965

1991 944 2,370 198 1,741 5,253 3,240 5,263 209 810 9,522

1997 490 2,806 155 1,241 4,692 2,597 6,306 250 851 10,004

2001 394 2,857 153 1,203 4,607 1,916 6,856 249 924 9,945

2006 475 2,671 137 1,321 4,604 1,851 6,746 265 748 9,610

2011b NA NA NA NA NA 1,879 7,723 275 1,544 11,422

Year

National Forest Other public land Total

North South

Rocky 

Mtn

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn

Pacific 

Coast Total North South

Rocky 

Mtn

Pacific 

Coast Total

1952 68 205 223 566 1,061 108 126 74 217 525 1,977 4,969 505 3,433 10,883

1962 74 157 394 1,107 1,732 117 119 80 376 692 1,830 4,369 694 3,495 10,388

1970 92 229 490 1,231 2,041 143 157 79 493 872 2,014 5,367 827 3,892 12,099

1976 98 268 428 1,174 1,968 149 223 86 563 1,021 2,138 5,958 778 3,951 12,825

1986 137 271 473 1,439 2,320 165 292 80 553 1,090 4,098 8,249 929 4,345 17,621

1991 200 265 431 1,090 1,986 237 269 175 398 1,079 4,621 8,167 1,013 4,039 17,840

1997 121 276 202 332 931 435 249 57 280 1,021 3,643 9,637 664 2,704 16,648

2001 71 78 81 111 341 330 279 53 268 930 2,711 10,070 536 2,506 15,823

2006 92 60 77 148 377 401 218 64 257 940 2,819 9,695 543 2,474 15,531

2011 59 100 76 150 384 420 224 74 326 1,044 2,358 8,047 425 2,020 12,850

aSources: Haynes (2003); Smith et al. (2004,2009); Oswalt et al. (2014).

b

Industrial land included with other private land for 2011.
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Table 5. Weight of U.S. industrial wood products production by product, 1950–2011 (thousand tons)a

Year Total

Softwood 

plywood

Oriented 

strandboard

Laminated 

veneer lumber

Hardwood 

plywood 

& veneer

Softwood 

lumber

Hardwood 

lumber

Lumber made 

at pallet 

plants

Particleboard 

production

Hardboard 

production

Medium 

density 

fiberboard 

production

Pulp, paper 

and board

Other 

industrial 

products

Insulating 

board

1950 82,814 1,463 - - 781 29,905 12,444 0 30 336 0 24,375 12,705 774

1951 83,472 1,638 - - 786 28,793 13,012 0 42 306 0 26,048 12,045 803

1952 81,464 1,738 - - 803 29,516 12,197 0 46 360 0 24,423 11,550 830

1953 84,182 2,104 - - 806 28,912 12,116 0 59 371 0 26,567 12,375 871

1954 83,469 2,181 - - 732 28,588 11,937 0 68 408 0 26,411 12,210 934

1955 90,273 2,890 - - 889 29,107 12,766 0 98 465 0 30,154 12,870 1,033

1956 91,858 2,971 - - 884 29,413 13,446 0 156 474 0 31,428 12,045 1,041

1957 86,501 3,091 - - 772 26,456 12,550 0 257 500 0 30,666 11,220 988

1958 87,827 3,548 - - 755 26,729 12,975 0 352 535 0 30,823 11,055 1,056

1959 97,302 4,231 - - 883 29,784 14,399 0 359 645 0 33,748 12,045 1,208

1960 88,651 4,243 - - 723 26,039 13,498 0 326 603 0 33,758 8,415 1,046

1961 88,943 4,646 - - 856 25,447 12,842 0 410 673 0 34,937 8,085 1,046

1962 92,674 5,094 - - 995 26,182 13,714 0 515 764 0 36,678 7,673 1,059

1963 98,468 5,674 - - 1,104 26,898 15,419 0 641 847 0 38,272 8,498 1,116

1964 104,539 6,264 - - 1,255 28,589 15,690 0 832 840 0 40,961 8,910 1,198

1965 108,868 6,807 - - 1,345 28,599 15,929 171 1,059 913 105 43,465 9,240 1,234

1966 113,194 7,140 - - 1,362 28,162 16,488 203 1,333 964 117 46,971 9,323 1,131

1967 110,997 7,086 - - 1,257 27,503 15,712 204 1,510 949 130 46,969 8,498 1,178

1968 116,505 8,036 - - 1,318 28,589 14,740 225 1,956 1,160 145 50,561 8,498 1,276

1969 119,987 7,489 - - 1,227 27,669 14,727 262 2,365 1,327 161 53,530 9,900 1,330

1970 119,523 7,842 - - 1,179 26,876 14,057 247 2,434 1,370 179 53,408 10,758 1,173

1971 124,453 9,097 - - 1,263 29,326 14,254 270 3,317 1,633 198 53,753 9,933 1,410

1972 130,569 10,021 - - 1,332 30,239 14,334 303 4,330 1,812 220 58,009 8,531 1,439

1973 134,386 10,011 - - 1,186 30,836 14,837 363 4,866 1,891 245 60,548 8,168 1,437

1974 126,340 8,683 - - 919 27,046 14,257 402 4,324 1,767 272 60,403 7,062 1,205

1975 113,646 8,777 - - 690 26,112 12,325 312 3,520 1,775 302 52,393 6,353 1,087

1976 128,233 10,084 - - 711 29,873 13,462 383 4,485 2,120 394 59,283 6,188 1,251

1977 134,926 10,596 - - 779 31,923 14,343 462 5,019 2,411 620 61,149 6,353 1,271

1978 139,305 10,918 - - 778 32,704 15,120 529 5,231 2,445 714 63,085 6,518 1,262

1979 141,932 10,748 - - 755 32,509 15,706 580 4,748 2,402 713 65,873 6,683 1,215

1980 134,084 8,932 84 53 681 27,530 15,452 505 4,148 1,919 693 66,217 6,848 1,021

1981 129,344 9,161 169 70 641 24,797 12,622 494 4,035 1,908 726 66,931 7,013 780

1982 124,212 8,666 348 70 909 23,222 13,494 447 3,365 1,746 627 63,483 7,178 657

1983 141,762 10,653 838 88 971 29,020 14,794 505 4,231 2,282 849 69,352 7,343 836

1984 150,006 10,897 1,276 88 988 30,434 17,027 591 4,494 2,137 892 72,742 7,508 934

1985 148,775 11,030 1,668 123 881 30,577 16,196 650 4,684 1,969 963 71,459 7,673 904

1986 160,772 12,096 2,196 140 912 34,435 17,680 721 5,067 1,819 1,098 75,964 7,838 806

1987 170,449 12,523 2,548 158 1,000 37,415 19,006 797 5,212 1,705 1,264 79,830 8,168 823

1988 174,787 12,359 2,878 193 1,019 37,224 19,813 876 5,385 1,599 1,320 82,847 8,415 859

1989 175,777 11,695 3,191 210 1,011 36,653 20,345 943 5,425 1,624 1,364 83,257 9,158 901

1990 176,550 11,440 3,386 280 1,009 34,941 20,792 996 5,352 1,570 1,336 85,307 9,273 868

1991 171,867 10,200 3,508 280 982 32,373 18,847 1,005 5,304 1,530 1,347 86,546 9,092 853

1992 179,502 10,572 4,158 298 934 33,706 19,276 1,046 5,597 1,648 1,499 90,885 9,016 868

1993 180,831 10,563 4,376 368 992 32,165 20,620 960 5,964 1,640 1,633 92,154 8,532 866

1994 185,905 10,740 4,679 403 1,182 33,297 20,900 863 6,387 1,627 1,759 96,595 6,617 857

1995 185,630 10,591 4,939 490 1,209 31,467 21,337 768 5,906 1,541 1,557 98,582 6,386 857

1996 186,758 10,490 5,821 560 1,171 32,476 21,074 660 6,270 1,650 1,752 98,334 5,643 857

1997 193,114 9,824 6,584 665 1,229 33,844 21,386 733 6,372 1,407 1,948 102,822 5,445 857

1998 191,746 9,721 7,017 718 1,288 33,853 21,480 744 6,459 1,344 1,970 101,262 5,033 857

1999 196,307 9,743 7,258 838 1,323 35,736 21,814 735 6,773 1,371 1,987 102,955 4,917 857

2000 193,159 9,557 7,441 833 1,487 35,110 21,259 735 6,756 1,182 2,093 100,900 4,950 857

2001 182,836 8,269 7,833 935 1,381 33,760 19,970 735 5,760 1,038 1,946 95,080 5,273 857

2002 185,987 8,313 8,391 982 1,376 34,979 19,828 735 6,207 912 2,280 95,890 5,238 857

2003 182,803 8,042 8,509 1,181 1,343 35,738 17,709 735 5,603 1,345 2,261 94,232 5,247 857

2004 191,271 8,020 8,919 1,510 1,327 38,147 18,662 735 6,053 1,212 2,457 98,124 5,247 857

2005 191,576 7,837 9,366 1,586 1,311 38,825 18,829 735 5,781 1,358 2,588 97,256 5,247 857

2006 190,236 7,343 9,350 1,544 1,188 37,806 18,586 735 5,702 1,209 2,610 98,025 5,280 857

2007 184,048 6,695 9,227 1,316 1,162 34,323 17,901 735 4,982 1,035 2,656 97,795 5,363 857

2008 163,319 5,598 8,127 908 1,115 28,484 11,453 735 4,101 911 2,400 93,844 4,785 857

2009 143,890 4,708 5,999 572 1,040 22,688 11,794 735 3,085 696 2,350 84,524 4,843 857

2010 148,590 4,994 6,437 719 985 24,213 9,550 735 3,216 849 2,000 89,193 4,843 857

2011 153,244 4,911 6,274 728 1,051 26,119 11,644 735 3,221 788 2,053 87,744 7,119 857

aSources: 1950–1964: Ince (2000); 1965–2013: Howard and Westby (2013).
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Table 6. Energy produced from wood by end use and its roundwood equivalent, 1949–2011a

Year

Residential

(×1015

Btu)

Commercial

(×1015 Btu)

Industrial

(×1015

Btu)

Electric 

power

(×1015

Btu)

Total wood

Year

Residential

(×1015

Btu)

Commercial

(×1015 Btu)

Industrial

(×1015

Btu)

Electric 

power

(×1015

Btu)

Total wood

Quads

(×1015

Btu)

Roundwood 

equivalent

(×106ft3)

Quads

(×1015

Btu)

Roundwood 

equivalent

(×106ft3)

1949 1.06 0.02 0.47 0.01 1.56 6.24 1981 0.87 0.02 1.60 0.00 2.49 9.96

1950 1.01 0.02 0.53 0.01 1.57 6.28 1982 0.97 0.02 1.52 0.00 2.51 10.04

1951 0.96 0.02 0.55 0.01 1.54 6.16 1983 0.97 0.02 1.69 0.00 2.68 10.72

1952 0.90 0.02 0.55 0.01 1.48 5.92 1984 0.98 0.02 1.68 0.00 2.68 10.72

1953 0.83 0.02 0.57 0.01 1.43 5.72 1985 1.01 0.02 1.65 0.01 2.69 10.76

1954 0.80 0.02 0.58 0.00 1.40 5.60 1986 0.92 0.03 1.61 0.01 2.57 10.28

1955 0.78 0.01 0.63 0.00 1.42 5.68 1987 0.85 0.03 1.58 0.01 2.47 9.88

1956 0.74 0.01 0.66 0.00 1.41 5.64 1988 0.91 0.03 1.63 0.01 2.58 10.32

1957 0.70 0.01 0.62 0.00 1.33 5.32 1989 0.92 0.08 1.58 0.10 2.68 10.72

1958 0.69 0.01 0.62 0.00 1.32 5.28 1990 0.58 0.07 1.44 0.13 2.22 8.88

1959 0.65 0.01 0.69 0.00 1.35 5.40 1991 0.61 0.07 1.41 0.13 2.22 8.88

1960 0.63 0.01 0.68 0.00 1.32 5.28 1992 0.64 0.07 1.46 0.14 2.31 9.24

1961 0.59 0.01 0.70 0.00 1.30 5.20 1993 0.55 0.08 1.48 0.15 2.26 9.04

1962 0.56 0.01 0.73 0.00 1.30 5.20 1994 0.52 0.07 1.58 0.15 2.32 9.28

1963 0.54 0.01 0.77 0.00 1.32 5.28 1995 0.52 0.07 1.65 0.13 2.37 9.48

1964 0.50 0.01 0.83 0.00 1.34 5.36 1996 0.54 0.08 1.68 0.14 2.44 9.76

1965 0.47 0.01 0.85 0.00 1.33 5.32 1997 0.43 0.07 1.73 0.14 2.37 9.48

1966 0.45 0.01 0.90 0.00 1.36 5.44 1998 0.38 0.06 1.60 0.14 2.18 8.72

1967 0.43 0.01 0.89 0.00 1.33 5.32 1999 0.39 0.07 1.62 0.14 2.22 8.88

1968 0.43 0.01 0.98 0.00 1.42 5.68 2000 0.42 0.07 1.64 0.13 2.26 9.04

1969 0.42 0.01 1.01 0.00 1.44 5.76 2001 0.37 0.07 1.44 0.13 2.01 8.02

1970 0.40 0.01 1.02 0.00 1.43 5.72 2002 0.38 0.07 1.40 0.15 2.00 7.98

1971 0.38 0.01 1.04 0.00 1.43 5.72 2003 0.40 0.07 1.36 0.17 2.00 8.00

1972 0.38 0.01 1.11 0.00 1.50 6.00 2004 0.41 0.07 1.48 0.17 2.12 8.48

1973 0.35 0.01 1.16 0.00 1.52 6.08 2005 0.43 0.07 1.45 0.19 2.14 8.55

1974 0.37 0.01 1.16 0.00 1.54 6.16 2006 0.38 0.07 1.47 0.18 2.10 8.40

1975 0.43 0.01 1.06 0.00 1.50 6.00 2007 0.42 0.07 1.41 0.19 2.09 8.36

1976 0.48 0.01 1.22 0.00 1.71 6.84 2008 0.47 0.07 1.34 0.18 2.06 8.24

1977 0.54 0.01 1.28 0.00 1.83 7.32 2009 0.50 0.07 1.18 0.18 1.93 7.72

1978 0.62 0.01 1.40 0.00 2.03 8.12 2010 0.44 0.07 1.27 0.20 1.98 7.92

1979 0.73 0.01 1.40 0.00 2.14 8.56 2011 0.45 0.07 1.31 0.18 2.01 8.04

1980 0.85 0.02 1.60 0.00 2.47 9.88

aResidential use is primarily roundwood with some waste wood from other sources. Commercial use is a mix of roundwood and wood waste. Industrial use 

is from pulp liquor and wood waste. Energy is converted to roundwood equivalent using 4 billion cubic feet per Quadrillion Btus.

Sources: USDOE Energy Information Administration (2012, 2015).
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Table 7. Value of shipments for forest products industries by SIC Code 1961–1996, by NAICS code, 1997–2011 

(million 2005$)a

Year

Lumber and 

wood 

products SIC 

24

Paper and allied 

products SIC 26

Wood 

furniture from 

parts of SIC 

25

Total wood, 

paper & 

furniture SIC 

industries

Wood 

products 

NAICS 321

Paper 

products 

NAICS 322

Wood 

furniture from 

parts of 

NAICS 337

Total wood, 

paper & 

furniture 

NAICS 

industries

1960

1961 96,592

1962 51,657 98,898

1963 60,166 104,396

1964 62,257 108,329

1965 63,848 115,190

1966 64,618 123,051

1967 65,519 122,618

1968 72,227 125,194

1969 74,709 129,989

1970 65,657 124,836

1971 72,001 122,764

1972 111,274 132,047

1973 123,079 144,065 20,625 287,768

1974 106,377 165,054 19,704 291,136

1975 91,457 151,532 16,328 259,317

1976 86,135 143,170 18,603 247,907

1977 128,727 167,861 19,862 316,450

1978 139,349 170,741 21,693 331,782

1979 134,111 175,396 20,235 329,742

1980 111,738 172,532 18,399 302,670

1981 100,566 172,388 17,775 290,728

1982 86,893 161,593 16,632 265,118

1983 101,976 166,631 17,706 286,313

1984 105,569 179,847 20,248 305,664

1985 102,280 171,882 19,806 293,968

1986 108,896 177,668 20,471 307,034

1987 119,810 187,380 22,750 329,940

1988 118,940 202,866 22,275 344,081

1989 117,194 207,736 21,768 346,698

1990 110,916 197,878 20,465 329,259

1991 101,079 186,598 18,268 305,944

1992 113,821 185,226 19,715 318,762

1993 127,411 180,111 19,191 326,713

1994 136,398 189,303 20,330 346,030

1995 134,487 222,619 23,460 380,566

1996 132,590 199,983 23,758 356,331

1997 109,132 185,396 43,746 338,274

1998 115,361 196,097 47,493 358,951

1999 122,047 196,800 50,053 368,900

2000 111,104 196,065 49,052 356,220

2001 102,333 182,788 46,699 331,820

2002 106,877 184,599 52,986 344,462

2003 104,936 172,215 49,894 327,045

2004 111,731 166,714 48,509 326,953

2005 112,095 161,928 48,470 322,494

2006 107,421 161,541 46,847 315,809

2007 93,044 160,599 44,460 298,103

2008 72,860 148,807 37,518 259,184

2009 59,173 147,146 29,674 235,993

2010 59,284 144,910 27,258 231,451

2011 55,253 137,727 25,619 218,599

aSources: Value of shipments: USDC Bureau of the Census (2015a, 2015b, 2015c); GDP deflator: USDC Bureau of Economic Analysis (2015).

Definitions of SIC groups changed somewhat in 1987; therefore, data prior to 1987 are not strictly comparable with data for 1987 and later.

Value of shipments for SIC groups and NAICS groups are not strictly comparable.

Codes used under SIC 25 are 2511, 2517, 2521, and 2541. Codes used under NAICS 337 are 337110, 337121, 337122, 337212, and 33% of 33721N.
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Table 8. Value of shipments in paper products industries (NAICS 322) by region (billion 2005$)a

Year North South Pacific Coast Rocky Mountains Not specified Total

1997 89.2 71.2 19.0 5.0 1.0 185.4

1998 196.1

1999 196.8

2000 196.1

2001 182.8

2002 86.9 72.8 18.5 5.4 1.1 184.6

2003 81.0 67.9 17.2 5.1 1.0 172.2

2004 76.8 67.7 17.2 4.0 1.0 166.7

2005 71.4 63.2 16.2 9.5 1.6 161.9

2006 72.3 59.5 16.8 9.9 2.0 161.5

2007 73.6 62.7 16.3 6.5 1.3 160.6

2008 67.8 58.0 15.1 6.4 1.3 148.8

2009 66.6 57.2 15.0 6.7 1.3 147.1

2010 65.4 55.9 14.8 7.2 1.4 144.9

2011 62.4 53.0 14.1 6.6 1.3 137.7

Sources: value of shipments: USDC Bureau of the Census (2015a, 2015b, 2015c); GDP deflator: USDC Bureau of Economic Analysis (2015).

Table 9. Value of shipments in wood products industries (NAICS 321) by region (billion 2005$)

a

Year North South Pacific Coast Rocky Mountains Not specified Total

1997 32.0 46.1 23.0 8.0 0.0 109.1

1998 -- -- -- -- -- 115.4

1999 -- -- -- -- -- 122.0

2000 -- -- -- -- -- 111.1

2001 -- -- -- -- -- 102.3

2002 36.0 40.0 21.0 7.0 3.0 106.9

2003 35.3 42.4 20.2 6.1 0.0 104.9

2004 37.2 44.3 22.1 7.0 0.0 111.7

2005 36.0 46.0 21.0 8.0 0.0 112.1

2006 35.1 44.2 20.1 8.0 0.0 107.4

2007 30.8 37.1 17.9 6.2 0.5 93.0

2008 24.0 29.5 13.9 4.9 0.1 72.9

2009 19.4 23.9 11.3 4.1 0.1 59.2

2010 19.4 24.1 11.3 4.1 0.1 59.3

2011 18.2 22.4 10.5 3.8 0.1 55.3

aSources: value of shipments: USDC Bureau of the Census (2015a, 2015b, 2015c); GDP deflator: USDC Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(2015).
Criterion 6, Indicator 25: Value and Volume of Wood and Wood Products Production, Including Primary and Secondary Processing

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Table 10. Value of shipments in wood and paper products industries

(NAICS 321, 322) by region (billion 2005$)a

Year North South Pacific Coast

Rocky 

Mountains

Not

specified Total

1997 121.6 117.6 42.2 13.1 1.0 294.5

1998 -- -- -- -- -- 311.5

1999 -- -- -- -- -- 318.8

2000 -- -- -- -- -- 307.2

2001 -- -- -- -- -- 285.1

2002 124.5 114.3 40.0 12.6 4.1 291.5

2003 116.8 110.7 37.5 11.2 1.0 276.1

2004 114.4 112.4 39.5 11.1 1.0 277.4

2005 108.1 109.8 37.4 17.6 1.6 273.0

2006 108.3 104.4 37.2 18.1 2.0 268.0

2007 105.1 100.6 34.4 12.8 1.8 252.9

2008 92.4 88.0 29.3 11.3 1.3 221.0

2009 86.6 81.7 26.5 10.8 1.4 205.7

2010 85.4 80.5 26.2 11.4 1.5 203.6

2011 81.2 75.9 24.8 10.5 1.4 192.4

aSources: value of shipments: USDC Bureau of the Census (2015a, 2015b, 2015c); GDP deflator: USDC 

Bureau of Economic Analysis (2015).