Lumber Production 

and Mill Stocks: 2002 Issued July 2003

MA321T(02)-1

Current 

Industrial

Reports

Current data are released electronically on Internet 1.7 percent greater than the 46.6 billion board 

for all individual surveys as they become avail- feet in 2001. Eastern lumber production was

able. Use: http://www.census.gov/mcd/. 29.4 billion board feet in 2002, 1.4 percent 

Individual reports can be accessed by choosing above the 2001 level of 28.9 billion board feet.

"Current Industrial Reports (CIR)," clicking on Southern yellow pine production amounted to 

"CIRs by Subsector;" then choose the survey of 16.2 billion board feet in 2002, 2.2 percent 

interest. Follow the menu to view the PDF file above the 2001 production level. Production

or to download the worksheet file (WK format) of eastern hardwoods amounted to 10.6

to your personal computer. billion board feet in 2002, 0.7 percent below

the 2001 level. Western lumber production

These data are also available on Internet amounted to 18.0 billion board feet in 2002, an

through the U.S. Department of Commerce increase of 2.0 percent from the 2001 producand STAT-USA by subscription. The Internet tion level of 17.7 billion board feet. Production

address is: www.stat-usa.gov/. Follow the of western softwoods increased by 2.1 percent

prompts to register. Also, you may call to 17.5 billion board feet for 2002, from 17.2

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for bilion board feet in 2001. Total western hardfurther information. wood production decreased by 1.1 percent to

470 thousand board feet. 

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. Production of

lumber in the United States amounted For general CIR information, explanation of 

to 47.4 billion board feet in 2002, which is general terms and historical note, see the 

appendix.

Address inquiries concerning these data to Primary Goods Industries Branch, Manufacturing and Construction Division (MCD), Washington, DC 20233-6900,

 or call Tim Althouse, 301-763-4830.

For mail or fax copies of this publication, please contact the Information Services Center, MCD, Washington, DC 20233-6900, or call 301-4673.

U S C E N S U S B U R E A U U.S. Department of Commerce

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Helping You Make Informed Decisions U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Table 1. Lumber Production: 1996 to 2002 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

 Softwoods

Southern

Year Total yellow Total

production Total pine Other hardwoods

2002............................ 47,359 36,329 16,179 20,150 11,030

2001............................ 46,588 35,479 15,835 19,644 11,109

2000........................... 49,445 37,147 16,588 20,559 12,298

1999............................ 50,556 38,033 16,842 21,191 12,523

1998.......................... 47,263 35,896 15,557 20,339 11,367

1997.......................... 46,560 35,457 15,408 20,049 11,103

1996......................... 44,755 34,065 15,060 19,005 10,690

Table 2. Lumber Mill Stocks: 1996 to 2002 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

Total mill

End-of-year stocks Softwoods Hardwoods

2002................................ 4,625 3,237 1,388

2001............................. 4,748 3,266 1,482

2000............................ 4,772 3,373 1,399

1999............................. 4,674 3,253 1,421

1998.............................. 4,290 2,986 1,304

1997.............................. 4,333 3,114 1,219

1996............................ 4,247 2,964 1,283
Table 3. Lumber Production of Softwoods and Hardwoods by State: 2002 and 2001 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally]

 Total Softwoods Hardwoods 

State

2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001

 

 United States........................................ 47,359 46,588 36,329 35,479 11,030 11,109

 Eastern United States.........................29,350 28,934 18,790 18,300 10,560 10,634

Alabama.......................................................... 2,546 2,494 2,224 2,190 322 304

Arkansas......................................................2,596 2,606 2,153 2,133 443 473

Connecticut.................................................. 45 48 5 r/ 6 40 42

Delaware...................................................... 12 14 - - 12 14

Florida............................................................... 888 864 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Georgia............................................................ 3,042 2,944 2,657 r/ 2,547 385 r/ 397

Illinois..............................................................130 r/ 138 - - 130 r/ 138

Indiana.............................................................324 321 2 2 322 319

Iowa............................................................. 77 77 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Kansas.......................................................... 12 13 - - 12 13

Kentucky....................................................... 691 711 24 38 667 673

Louisiana.....................................................1,343 1,249 1,197 1,085 146 164

Maine............................................................. 988 937 878 774 140 r/ 163

Maryland.................................................... 268 266 107 113 161 153

Massachusetts............................................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Michigan........................................................ 744 688 313 256 431 r/ 432

Minnesota...................................................... 272 260 137 131 135 r/ 129

Mississippi...................................................... 2,538 2,676 2,071 2,219 467 457

Missouri.........................................................616 622 21 22 595 600

Nebraska....................................................... 25 33 - - 25 33

New Hampshire.......................................... 287 277 213 195 74 82

New Jersey................................................... 20 21 2 2 18 r/ 19

New York...................................................... 464 490 75 r/ 82 389 408

North Carolina................................................ 2,545 2,450 1,849 1,765 696 685

North Dakota................................................ 1 1 - - 1 1

Ohio.............................................................. 381 363 - - 381 363

Oklahoma.................................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Pennsylvania............................................. 1,109 1,110 56 r/ 53 1,053 1,057

Rhode Island............................................... 10 10 3 3 7 7

South Carolina.............................................1,398 r/ 1,377 1,271 r/ 1,250 127 r/ 127

Tennessee.................................................. 899 863 31 36 868 827

Texas.......................................................... 1,598 1,515 1,375 1,291 223 224

Vermont...................................................... 206 215 86 92 120 123

Virginia........................................................1,502 1,570 691 729 811 841

West Virginia............................................ 724 734 14 13 710 721

Wisconsin................................................... 583 582 98 90 485 492

 Western United States................................... 18,009 17,654 17,539 17,179 470 475

Alaska.......................................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) - -

Arizona......................................................... 62 60 62 60 - -

California.....................................................2,897 3,021 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Colorado...................................................... 135 114 (D) (D) (D) (D)

Hawaii.......................................................... (D) (D) (Z) (Z) (D) (D)

Idaho.............................................................. 1,730 r/ 1,595 1,730 r/ 1,595 - -

Montana.......................................................1,222 1,197 1,222 1,197 - -

Nevada........................................................... (Z) (Z) (Z) (Z) - -

New Mexico................................................... 111 r/ 119 111 r/ 119 - -

Oregon.........................................................6,401 6,338 6,259 6,211 142 127

South Dakota............................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) - -

Utah................................................................ 53 r/ 61 53 r/ 61 - -

Washington............................................... 4,924 4,723 4,608 4,386 316 337

Wyoming...................................................... 230 r/ 212 230 r/ 212 - -

 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/Revised by 

5 percent or more from previously published data. Z Represents less than 500,000 board feet. 
Table 4. Lumber Production by Species: 1998 to 2002 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

Product description 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

 United States.................................................... 47,359 46,588 49,445 50,556 47,263

 Eastern United States.................................................. 29,350 28,934 31,177 31,701 29,727

Eastern softwoods.....................................................18,790 18,300 19,397 19,686 18,767

 Pine, southern yellow.............................................. 16,179 15,835 16,588 16,842 15,557

 Pine, eastern white.................................................. 655 632 712 712 600

 Pine, other 1/............................................................ 455 424 399 411 292

 Spruce and fir 2/...................................................... 558 476 687 676 637

 Other eastern softwoods 3/....................................153 r/ 158 199 236 218

 Eastern softwoods, n.s.k. ........................................790 775 812 809 1,463

Eastern hardwoods...................................................10,560 10,634 11,780 12,015 10,960

 Ash............................................................................ 195 197 234 236 199

 Beech........................................................................ 64 67 79 78 68

 Birch.......................................................................... 80 89 100 104 77

 Cherry....................................................................... 221 228 242 249 208

 Cottonwood.............................................................. 87 84 100 108 72

 Aspen........................................................................ 142 131 148 166 128

 Gum.......................................................................... 201 203 241 247 204

 Hickory and pecan................................................... 149 138 155 147 111

 Maple, hard.............................................................. 511 504 512 515 450

 Maple, soft................................................................ 336 337 354 348 282

 Oak, red....................................................................2,203 2,239 2,377 2,399 2,055

 Oak, white................................................................1,038 1,032 1,122 1,150 970

 Walnut, black........................................................... 59 48 49 43 26

 Yellow-poplar...........................................................1,029 994 1,097 1,090 971

 Other eastern hardwoods 4/...................................158 r/ 178 255 290 259

 Mixed hardwoods 5/...............................................1,140 1,241 1,415 1,538 1,289

 Eastern hardwoods, n.s.k. ......................................2,947 r/ 2,924 3,300 3,307 3,591

 Western United States................................................ 18,009 17,654 18,268 18,855 17,536

Western softwoods....................................................17,539 17,179 17,750 18,347 17,129

 Cedar, western red................................................. 615 669 710 639 593

 Cedar, other 6/.........................................................182 r/ 181 214 197 185

 Fir, Douglas..............................................................8,265 8,133 8,197 8,167 7,406

 Fir, hem-fir, white, and other................................. 3,753 3,563 3,669 3,940 3,622

 Pine, ponderosa.......................................................1,842 1,843 1,951 2,088 2,064

 Pine, western white................................................ 45 36 39 36 31

 Pine, lodgepole........................................................ 567 503 570 664 707

 Pine, sugar............................................................... 125 154 128 159 139

 Redwood.................................................................. 604 565 577 647 701

 Spruce 7/.................................................................. 375 r/ 379 435 465 387

 Other western softwoods 8/...................................696 r/ 707 810 892 826

 Western softwoods, n.s.k. .......................................470 446 450 453 468

Western hardwoods 9/............................................. 470 475 518 508 407

 

 n.s.k. Not specified by kind. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published 

data. 

 1/Includes jack pine and red (Norway) pine. 

 2/Includes balsam fir and eastern spruce. 

 3/Includes eastern red cedar, northern white cedar, southern white cedar, cypress, eastern 

hemlock, tamarack, and mixed softwoods. 

 4/Includes basswood, boxwood, butternut, elm, hackberry, and sycamore. 

 5/Mixed hardwoods includes mixed, ungraded hardwoods sawn for ties, timbers, blocking, 

cants, and pallet stock. 

 6/Includes Alaska cedar, incense cedar, and Port Orford cedar. 

 7/Includes Sitka and western/Engelmann spruce. 

 8/Includes western hemlock, western larch, and mixed softwoods. 

 9/Includes alder, aspen, birch, cottonwood, maple, oak, mixed hardwoods, and western 

hardwoods not specified. 
Table 5. Lumber Production of Softwoods and Hardwoods by Lumber Industry Regions: 2002 and 2001 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

 Total Softwoods Hardwoods 

Lumber industry region 

2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001

 United States....................................................... 47,359 46,588 36,329 35,479 11,030 11,109

 Eastern lumber regions................................... 29,350 28,934 18,790 18,300 10,560 10,634

Southern pine..............................................16,179 15,835 16,179 15,835 - -

Southern hardwood................................ 4,625 4,710 - - 4,625 4,710

Appalachian............................................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Northern hemlock and hardwood...................1,327 1,270 411 346 916 924

Northeastern............................................. (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Other......................................................... 1,851 1,834 751 744 1,100 1,090

 Western lumber regions...................... 18,009 17,654 17,539 17,179 470 475

Douglas fir................................................. 9,180 8,932 8,721 8,468 459 464

Western pine............................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

California redwood................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Alaska and Hawaii................................... (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 

 Note:

 LUMBER INDUSTRY REGIONS: 

 Eastern lumber regions: 

 Southern pine: Southern yellow pine. 

 Southern hardwood: All hardwoods in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

 Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas; and the lowland counties of Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North 

 Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. 

 Appalachian: All hardwoods and softwoods, except southern yellow pine, in West Virginia and the 

 Appalachian range counties of Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

 Tennessee, and Virginia. 

 Northern hemlock and hardwood: All hardwoods and softwoods, except southern yellow pine, in 

 Michigan and Wisconsin. 

 Northeastern: All hardwoods and softwoods, except southern yellow pine, in Connecticut, Maine, 

 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

 Other: All hardwoods and softwoods, except southern yellow pine, in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

 Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Ohio; all softwoods, except 

 southern yellow pine, in the lowland counties of Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, 

 South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; and all softwoods, except southern yellow pine, in 

 Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

 Western lumber regions: 

 Douglas fir: All softwoods and hardwoods in Oregon and Washington west of the Cascades, and 

 in Jackson and Josephine counties in Oregon. 

 Western pine: All softwoods and hardwoods in Oregon and Washington east of the Cascades, 

 except in Jackson and Josephine counties in Oregon; in California, except in the California 

 redwood counties; and in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, South 

 Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. 

 California redwood: All softwoods and hardwoods in the following fifteen counties of California: 

 Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, 

 San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Crutz, Solano, and Sonoma. 

 Alaska and Hawaii: All softwoods and hardwoods in Alaska and Hawaii. 
Continued 1

Table 6. Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Lumber by Species: 2002 and 2001 

[Thousands of cubic meters] 

Percent

Exports of Percent imports to

Product Product description domestic exports to Imports for Apparent apparent

code Produc- merchan- produc- consump- consump- consumption 1/ dise 2/ tion tion 2/ tion 3/ tion

2002

 United States............................. 111,756 4,588 4.1 50,682 157,851 32.1

Softwoods 4/.......................................... 85,727 1,823 2.1 49,143 133,047 36.9

 Pine.................................................... 46,884 811 1.7 2,423 48,497 5.0

3211133933 Lodgepole pine............................. 1,338 33 2.5 97 1,402 6.9

3211133929 Ponderosa pine ............................ 4,347 77 1.8 62 4,332 1.4

3211133911, 13, Other pine, including

 15, 31, 35 southern yellow and

 eastern white pine........................... 41,199 700 1.7 2,264 42,763 5.3

3211133925 Douglas fir.......................................... 19,503 261 1.3 908 20,150 4.5

3211133921 Western red cedar............................... 1,451 54 3.7 1,440 2,837 50.7

3211133917, 19, Other softwoods, including 

 23, 27, 37, 39, hemlock, spruce, fir (other 

 41, 43 than Douglas fir), cedar 

 (other than western red 

 cedar), and mixed softwoods.............. 14,916 698 4.7 44,372 58,590 75.7

32111339XX Softwoods, n.s.k. ................................ 2,973 (X) (X) (X) 2,973 (X)

Hardwoods 4/........................................ 26,029 2,765 10.6 1,539 24,803 6.2

3211131951 Ash...................................................... 460 159 34.6 7 308 2.2

3211131953 Beech.................................................. 151 9 6.2 21 162 12.8

3211131955 Birch................................................... 189 35 18.6 137 291 47.1

3211131957 Cherry................................................ 522 164 31.5 10 367 2.6

3211131965 Hickory and pecan............................ 352 17 4.9 3 337 0.7

3211131967, 69 Maple................................................. 1,999 348 17.4 239 1,889 12.6

3211131971 Red oak.............................................. 5,199 551 10.6 22 4,671 0.5

3211131973 White oak........................................... 2,449 542 22.1 19 1,926 1.0

3211131975 Black walnut...................................... 139 84 60.5 3 58 5.0

3211131977 Yellow-poplar.................................... 2,428 238 9.8 (Z) 2,190 -

3211131959, 61, Other hardwoods, including 

 63, 79, 81, 83 cottonwood, aspen, gum, and

 mixed hardwoods........................... 5,104 616 12.1 1,080 5,568 19.4

32111319XX Hardwoods, n.s.k. ............................... 7,037 (X) (X) (X) 7,037 (X)

2001

 United States............................. 109,936 4,741 4.3 48,353 153,548 31.5

Softwoods 4/.......................................... 83,722 2,108 2.5 46,928 128,542 36.5

 Pine.................................................... 45,483 876 1.9 2,034 47,001 4.3

3211133933 Lodgepole pine............................. 1,187 17 1.4 68 1,238 5.5

3211133929 Ponderosa pine ............................ 4,349 84 1.9 77 4,342 1.8

3211133911, 13, Other pine, including

 15, 31, 35 southern yellow and

 eastern white pine........................... 40,307 775 1.9 1,889 41,421 4.6

3211133925 Douglas fir.......................................... 19,192 353 1.8 1,113 19,952 5.6

3211133921 Western red cedar............................... 1,579 27 1.7 1,478 3,030 48.8

3211133917, 19, Other softwoods, including 

 23, 27, 37, 39, hemlock, spruce, fir (other 

 41, 43 than Douglas fir), cedar 

 (other than western red 

 cedar), and mixed softwoods.............. 14,227 852 6.0 42,303 55,678 76.0

32111339XX Softwoods, n.s.k. ................................ 2,881 (X) (X) (X) 2,881 (X)
Continued 2

Table 6. Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption of Lumber by Species: 2002 and 2001 

[Thousands of cubic meters] 

Percent

Exports of Percent imports to

Product Product description domestic exports to Imports for Apparent apparent

code Produc- merchan- produc- consump- consump- consumption 1/ dise 2/ tion tion 2/ tion 3/ tion

Hardwoods 4/........................................ 26,214 2,633 10.0 1,425 25,006 5.7

3211131951 Ash...................................................... 465 131 28.2 10 344 2.9

3211131953 Beech.................................................. 158 6 3.8 6 158 3.8

3211131955 Birch................................................... 210 39 18.6 116 287 40.4

3211131957 Cherry................................................ 538 158 29.4 7 387 1.8

3211131965 Hickory and pecan............................ 326 22 6.7 3 307 1.0

3211131967, 69 Maple................................................. 1,985 365 18.4 222 1,842 12.1

3211131971 Red oak.............................................. 5,283 549 10.4 21 4,755 0.4

3211131973 White oak........................................... 2,435 538 22.1 14 1,911 0.7

3211131975 Black walnut...................................... 113 60 53.1 3 56 5.4

3211131977 Yellow-poplar.................................... 2,346 225 9.6 2 2,123 0.1

3211131959, 61, Other hardwoods, including 

 63, 79, 81, 83 cottonwood, aspen, gum, and 

 mixed hardwoods........................... 5,380 540 10.0 1,021 5,861 17.4

32111319XX Hardwoods, n.s.k. ............................... 6,975 (X) (X) (X) 6,975 (X)

 - Represents zero. n.s.k. Not specified by kind. X Not applicable. Z Represents less than 500,000 cubic meters.

 1/Import and export data were collected in cubic meters. A conversion factor of 2.35973725 thousands of cubic meters per 

1 million of board feet was used to convert production from millions of board feet to thousands of meters. 

 2/Import and export data for 2002 and 2001 do not include cross-ties. 

 3/Apparent consumption is equal to production plus imports minus exports. 

 4/Totals for softwoods and hardwoods include the n.s.k. production data. 

 Note: For a comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-based product codes with Schedule B export 

codes and HTSUSA import codes, see Table 7. 
Continued 1

Table 7. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Based Product Codes with Schedule B 

 Export Codes, and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2002 

Product Export Import

code Product description code 1/ code 2/

3211133933 Lodgepole pine.............................................................................................................. 4407.10.0044 4407.10.0044

4407.10.0045 4407.10.0045

3211133929 Ponderosa pine............................................................................................................4407.10.0048 4407.10.0048

4407.10.0049 4407.10.0049

3211133911, Other pine, including southern yellow and eastern white pine...................................... 4407.10.0042 4407.10.0042

 13, 15, 31, 4407.10.0043 4407.10.0043

 35 4407.10.0046 4407.10.0046

4407.10.0047 4407.10.0047

4407.10.0052 4407.10.0052

4407.10.0053 4407.10.0053

3211133925 Douglas fir....................................................................................................................... 4407.10.0054 4407.10.0054

4407.10.0055 4407.10.0055

4407.10.0056 4407.10.0056

4407.10.0057 4407.10.0057

3211133921 Western red cedar.........................................................................................................4407.10.0068 4407.10.0068

4407.10.0069 4407.10.0069

3211133917, Other softwoods, including hemlock, spruce, fir (other than 

 19, 23, 27, Douglas fir), cedar (other than western red cedar), and mixed 

 37, 39, 41, softwoods......................................................................................................................... 4407.10.0001 4407.10.0001

 43 4407.10.0002 4407.10.0002

4407.10.0015 4407.10.0015

4407.10.0016 4407.10.0016

4407.10.0017 4407.10.0017

4407.10.0018 4407.10.0018

4407.10.0019 4407.10.0019

4407.10.0020 4407.10.0020

4407.10.0058 4407.10.0058

4407.10.0059 4407.10.0059

4407.10.0064 4407.10.0064

4407.10.0065 4407.10.0065

4407.10.0066 4407.10.0066

4407.10.0067 4407.10.0067

4407.10.0074 4407.10.0074

4407.10.0075 4407.10.0075

4407.10.0076 4407.10.0076

4407.10.0077 4407.10.0077

4407.10.0082 4407.10.0082

4407.10.0083 4407.10.0083

4407.10.0092 4407.10.0092

4407.10.0093 4407.10.0093

3211131951 Ash............................................................................................................................... 4407.99.0065 4407.99.0065

4407.99.0066 4407.99.0066

3211131953 Beech............................................................................................................................4407.92.0020 4407.92.0020

4407.92.0040 4407.92.0040

3211131955 Birch.............................................................................................................................4407.99.0050 4407.99.0050

4407.99.0051 4407.99.0051

3211131957 Cherry......................................................................................................................... 4407.99.0040 4407.99.0040

4407.99.0041 4407.99.0041
Continued 2

Table 7. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Based Product Codes with Schedule B

 Export Codes, and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2002 

Product Export Import

code Product description code 1/ code 2/

3211131965 Hickory and pecan.......................................................................................................... 4407.99.0070 4407.99.0070

4407.99.0071 4407.99.0071

3211131967, Maple.......................................................................................................................... 4407.99.0020 4407.99.0020

 69 4407.99.0021 4407.99.0021

4407.99.0025 4407.99.0025

3211131971 Red oak...................................................................................................................... 4407.91.0020 4407.91.0020

4407.91.0021 4407.91.0021

3211131973 White oak......................................................................................................................4407.91.0060 4407.91.0060

4407.91.0061 4407.91.0061

3211131975 Black walnut.................................................................................................................4407.99.0075 4407.99.0075

4407.99.0076 4407.99.0076

3211131977 Yellow-poplar.................................................................................................................. 4407.99.0045 4407.99.0045

4407.99.0046 4407.99.0046

3211131959, Other hardwoods, including cottonwood, aspen, and gum............................................ 440724.0000

 61, 63, 79, 4407.24.0005

 81, 83 4407.24.0010

4407.24.0025

4407.24.0030

4407.24.0090

4407.24.0095

4407.25.0000 4407.25.0000

4407.26.0000 4407.26.0000

4407.29.0000

4407.29.0005

4407.29.0010

4407.29.0025

4407.29.0030

4407.29.0090

4407.29.0095

4407.99.0030 4407.99.0030

4407.99.0031 4407.99.0031

4407.99.0047

4407.99.0048

4407.99.0090

4407.99.0091

4407.99.0095

4407.99.0096

 1/Source: 2002 edition, Harmonized System-based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign 

Commodities Exported from the United States. 

 2/Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (2002).
Current Industrial Reports A-1

Appendix. 

General CIR Survey Information, Explanation of General Terms

and Historical Note

GENERAL

The CIR program has been providing monthly,

quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity for

many years. Since 1904, with its cotton and fats and oils

surveys, the CIR program has formed an essential part

of an integrated statistical system involving the quinquennial economic census, manufacturing sector, and

the annual survey of manufactures. The CIR surveys,

however, provide current statistics at a more detailed

product level than either of the other two statistical

programs.

The primary objective of the CIR program is to

produce timely, accurate data on production and

shipments of selected products. The data are used to

satisfy economic policy needs and for market analysis,

forecasting, and decision making in the private sector.

The product-level data generated by these surveys are

used extensively by individual firms, trade associations,

and market analysts in planning or recommending

marketing and legislative strategies, particularly if their

industry is significantly affected by foreign trade.

Although production and shipments information are the

two most common data items collected, the CIR

program collects other measures also such as

inventories, orders, and consumption. These surveys

measure manufacturing activity in important commodity

areas such as textiles and apparel, chemicals, primary

metals, computer and electronic components, industrial

equipment, aerospace equipment, and consumer

goods.

The CIR program uses a unified data collection,

processing, and publication system. The U.S. Census

Bureau updates the survey panels for most reports

annually and reconciles the estimates to the results of

the broader-based annual survey of manufactures and

the economic census, manufacturing sector. The manufacturing sector provides a complete list of all

producers of the products covered by the CIR program

and serves as the primary source for CIR sampling.

Where a small number of producers exist, CIR surveys

cover all known producers of a product. However, when

the number of producers is too large, cutoff and

random sampling techniques are used. Surveys are

continually reviewed and modified to provide the most

up-to-date information on products produced. The CIR

program includes a group of mandatory and voluntary

surveys. Typically the monthly and quarterly surveys are

conducted on a voluntary basis. Those companies that

choose not to respond to the voluntary surveys are

required to submit a mandatory annual counterpart

corresponding to the more frequent survey.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

SYSTEM (NAICS), 1997 

The adoption of the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) in the 1997 Economic

Census has had a major impact on the comparability of

current and historic data. Approximately half of the

industries in the manufacturing sector of NAICS do not

have comparable industries in the Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) system that was used in the past.

While most of the change affecting the

manufacturing sector was change within the sector,

some industries left manufacturing and others came into

manufacturing. Prominent among those that left

manufacturing are logging and portions of publishing.

Prominent among the industries that came into the

manufacturing sector are bakeries, candy stores where

candy is made on the premises, custom tailors, makers

of custom draperies, and tire retreading. The net effect

of the classification changes are such that if the 1997

value of shipments data for all manufacturers were

tabulated on an SIC basis, it would be approximately 3

percent higher.

Listed below are the NAICS sectors:

21 Mining

22 Utilities

23 Construction

31-33 Manufacturing

42 Wholesale Trade

44-45 Retail Trade

48-49 Transportation and Warehousing

51 Information

52 Finance and Insurance

53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

55 Management of Companies and Enterprises

56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management

and Remediation Services

61 Educational Services

62 Health Care and Social Assistance

71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

72 Accommodation and Foodservices

81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

(Not listed above are the Agriculture, Forestry,

Fishing, and Hunting sector (NAICS 11), partially covered

by the census of agriculture conducted by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture, and the Public

Administration sector (NAICS 92), covered by the census

of governments conducted by the Census Bureau.)
Current Industrial Reports A-2

The 20 NAICS sectors are subdivided into 96

subsectors (three-digit codes), 313 industry groups

(four-digit codes), and, as implemented in the United

States, 1170 industries (five- and six-digit codes).

FUNDING

The Census Bureau funds most of the surveys.

However, a number of surveys are paid for either fully

or partially by other Federal Government agencies or

private trade associations. A few surveys are mandated,

but all are authorized by Title 13 of the United States

Code.

RELIABILITY OF DATA

Survey error may result from several sources

including the inability to obtain information about all

cases in the survey, response errors, definitional

difficulties, differences in the interpretation of

questions, mistakes in recording or coding the reported

data, and other errors of collection, response,

coverage, and estimation. These nonsampling errors

also occur in complete censuses. Although no direct

measurement of the biases due to these nonsampling

errors has been obtained, precautionary steps were

taken in all phases of the collection, processing, and

tabulation of the data in an effort to minimize their

influence.

A major source of bias in the published estimates is

the imputing of data for nonrespondents, for late

reporters, and for data that fail logic edits. Missing

figures are imputed based on period-to-period

movements shown by reporting firms. A figure is

considered to be an impute if the value was not directly

reported on the questionnaire, directly derived from

other reported items, directly available from

supplemental sources, or obtained from the respondent

during the analytical review phase. Imputation generally

is limited to a maximum of 10 percent for any one data

cell. Figures with imputation rates greater than 10

percent are suppressed or footnoted. The imputation

rate is not an explicit indicator of the potential error in

published figures due to nonresponse, because the

actual yearly movements for nonrespondents may or

may not closely agree with the imputed movements.

The range of difference between the actual and

imputed figures is assumed to be small. The degree of

uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the published

data increases as the percentage of imputation

increases. Figures with imputation rates above 10

percent should be used with caution.

DATA REVISIONS

Statistics for previous years may be revised as the

result of corrected figures from respondents, late

reports for which imputations were originally made, or

other corrections. Data that have been revised by more

than 5percent from previously published data are

indicated by footnotes.

DISCLOSURE

The Census Bureau collects the CIR data under the

authority of Title 13, United States Code, which

specifies that the information can only be used for

statistical purposes and cannot be published or released

in any manner that would identify a person, household,

or establishment. "D" indicates that data in the cell have

been suppressed to avoid disclosure of information

pertaining to individual companies.

EXPLANATION OF GENERAL TERMS

Capacity. The maximum quantity of a product that can

be produced in a plant in 1 day if operating for 24

hours. Includes the capacity of idle plants until the plant

is reported to be destroyed, dismantled, or abandoned.

Consumption. Materials used in producing or

processing a product or otherwise removing the

product from the inventory.

Exports. Includes all types of products shipped to

foreign countries, or to agents or exporters for

reshipment to foreign countries.

Gross shipments. The quantity or value of physical

shipments from domestic establishments of all products

sold, transferred to other establishments of the same

company, or shipped on consignment, whether for

domestic or export sale or use. Shipments of products

purchased for resale are omitted. Shipments of

products made under toll arrangements are included.

Interplant transfers. Shipments to other domestic

plants within a company for further assembly,

fabrication, or manufacture.

Inventories. The quantity or value of finished goods,

work in progress, and materials on hand.

Machinery in place. The number of machines of a

particular type in place as of a particular date whether

the machinery was used for production, prototype, or

sampling, or was idle. Machinery in place includes all

machinery set up in operating positions.

Net receipts. Derived by subtracting the materials held

at the end of the previous month from the sum of

materials used during the current month.

Production. The total volume of products produced,

including: products sold; products transferred or added

to inventory after adjustments for breakage, shrinkage,

and obsolescence, plus any other inventory adjustment;

and products that undergo further manufacture at the

same establishment. 

Quantities produced and consumed. Quantities of

each type of product produced by a company for

internal consumption within that same company.
Current Industrial Reports A-3

Quantity and value of new orders. The sales value

of orders received during the current reporting period

for products and services to be delivered immediately

or at some future date. Also represents the net sales

value of contract change documents that increase or

decrease the sales value of the orders to which they are 

related, when the parties concerned are in substantial

agreement as to the amount involved. Included as

orders are only those that are supported by binding

legal documents such as signed contracts or letter

contracts.

Quantity and value of shipments. The figures on

quantity and value of shipments represent physical

shipments of all products sold, transferred to other

establishments of the same company, or shipped on

consignment, whether for domestic or export sale. The

value represents the net sales price, f.o.b. plant, to the

customer or branch to which the products are shipped,

net of discounts, allowances, freight charges, and

returns. Shipments to a company's own branches are

assigned the same value as comparable appropriate

allocation of company overhead and profit. Products

bought and resold without further manufacture are

excluded.

Stocks. Total quantity of ending finished inventory.

Unfilled orders (backlog). Calculated by adding net

new orders and subtracting net sales from the backlog

at the end of the preceding year.

HISTORICAL NOTE

Data on lumber production and stocks have been

collected by the Census Bureau since 1904. Historical

data may be obtained from Current Industrial Reports

(called Facts for Industry before 1959) available at your

local Federal Depository Library.