Lumber Production 

and Mill Stocks: 2005 Issued July 2006

MA321T(05)-1

Current 

Industrial

Reports

Current data are released electronically on Internet lumber production was 31.6 billion board feet

for all individual surveys as they become avail- in 2005, 2.6 percent above the 2004 level of

able. Use: http://www.census.gov/mcd/. of 30.8 billion board feet. Southern yellow pine

Individual reports can be accessed by choosing production amounted to 18.1 billion board feet

"Current Industrial Reports (CIR)," clicking on in 2005, which is 3.4 percent above the 2004

"CIRs by Subsector;" then choose the survey of production level of 17.5 billion board feet.

interest. Follow the menu to view the PDF file Production of eastern hardwoods was 10.8 billion

or to download the worksheet file (XLS format) board feet in 2005, which is 1.0 percent above

to your personal computer. the 2004 level of 10.7 billion board feet. 

Western lumber production amounted to 19.1

These data are also available on Internet billion board feet in 2005, an increase of 1.6

through the U.S. Department of Commerce percent from the 2004 production level of 18.8

and STAT-USA by subscription. The Internet billion board feet. Production of western softaddress is: www.stat-usa.gov/. Follow the woods increased by 1.6 percent to 18.7 billion

prompts to register. Also, you may call board feet in 2005 from 18.4 billion board feet

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for in 2004. Total western hardwood production

further information. increased by 2.3 percent to 401 million board

feet in 2005, from 392 million board feet in

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. Production of lumber 2004

in the United States amounted to 50.7 billion

board feet in 2005, which is 2.2 percent above For general CIR information, explanation of 

the 49.6 billion board feet in 2004. Eastern 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 Steven Hood, 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

 Economics and Statistics Administration

Helping You Make Informed Decisions U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Table 1. Lumber Production: 1999 to 2005

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally]

 Softwoods

Year Southern

yellow

 Total Total pine Other Hardwoods

2005........... 50,725 39,564 18,131 21,433 11,161

2004........... 49,611 38,552 17,460 21,092 11,059

2003........... 47,181 36,687 16,334 20,353 10,494

2002........... 47,499 36,377 16,167 20,210 11,122

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
Table 2. Lumber Mill Stock: 1999 to 2005

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally]

Total

End-of-year mill

 stocks Softwoods Hardwoods

2005......................... 4,801 3,085 1,716

2004......................... 4,630 3,061 r/ 1,569

2003......................... 4,446 3,073 1,373

2002......................... 4,592 3,238 1,354

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

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

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

 r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data.
Table 3. Lumber Production of Softwoods and Hardwoods by State: 2005 and 2004

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally]

State

2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004

 United States........................ 50,725 49,611 39,564 38,552 11,161 11,059

 

Eastern United States....................... 31,648 30,815 20,888 20,148 10,760 10,667

 Alabama............................................. 2,736 2,708 2,471 2,426 265 282

 Arkansas............................................ 3,282 3,080 2,578 2,422 704 r/ 658

 Connecticut....................................... 46 48 10 (D) 36 (D)

 Delaware............................................ (D) (D) - - (D) (D)

 Florida............................................... 1,177 1,068 1,170 (D) 7 (D)

 Georgia.............................................. 3,163 3,063 2,789 2,662 374 401

 Illinois............................................... 133 123 - - 133 123

 Indiana............................................... 336 328 2 2 334 326

 Iowa................................................... 83 78 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Kansas............................................... 11 (D) - - 11 (D)

 Kentucky............................................ 625 663 11 14 614 649

 Louisiana........................................... 1,589 1,520 1,375 1,302 214 218

 Maine................................................. 983 976 854 840 129 136

 Maryland............................................ 238 264 70 67 168 197

 Massachusetts................................... 53 60 22 24 31 36

 Michigan............................................ 870 834 427 420 443 414

 Minnesota.......................................... 253 265 146 146 107 119

 Mississippi......................................... 2,828 2,742 2,290 2,252 538 490

 Missouri............................................. 526 573 13 15 513 558

 Nebraska............................................ (D) 15 - - (D) 15

 New Hampshire................................. 239 232 171 168 68 64

 New Jersey......................................... 25 24 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 New York........................................... 492 479 71 70 421 409

 North Carolina................................... 2,583 2,630 1,960 1,968 623 662

 

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

 Ohio................................................... 401 383 - - 401 383

 Oklahoma.......................................... 370 350 356 333 14 r/ 17

 Pennsylvania..................................... 1,135 1,153 62 63 1,073 1,090

 Rhode Island...................................... 6 6 33 3 3

 South Carolina................................... 1,582 1,572 1,454 1,424 128 148

 Tennessee.......................................... 998 889 34 36 964 853

 Texas................................................. 1,851 1,792 1,622 1,568 229 224

 Vermont............................................. 184 183 72 74 112 109

 Virginia.............................................. 1,469 1,482 721 702 748 780

 West Virginia..................................... 679 708 8 r/ 7 671 701

 Wisconsin.......................................... 572 535 102 98 470 437

 

Western United States...................... 19,077 18,796 18,676 18,404 401 392

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

 Arizona.............................................. 64 65 64 65 - -

 California........................................... 2,791 2,962 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Colorado............................................ 97 135 (D) (D) (D) (D)

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

 Idaho................................................. 1,724 1,694 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Montana............................................. 1,072 1,106 1,072 1,106 - -

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

 New Mexico........................................ (D) (D) (D) (D) - -

 Oregon............................................... 7,243 7,081 (D) (D) (D) (D)

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

 Utah................................................... 55 57 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Washington........................................ 5,589 5,236 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Wyoming............................................ 169 165 169 165 - -

 

 - 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.

 Total Hardwoods Softwoods
Table 4. Lumber Production by Species: 2001 to 2005

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally]

Product description 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

 United States............................. 50,725 49,611 47,181 47,499 46,588

Eastern United States............................ 31,648 30,815 29,068 29,452 28,934

 Eastern softwoods..................................... 20,888 20,148 18,960 18,802 18,300

 Pine, southern yellow.............................. 18,131 17,460 16,334 16,167 15,835

 Pine, eastern white.................................. 630 649 625 655 632

 Pine, other 1/.......................................... 558 518 509 455 424

 Spruce and fir 2/..................................... 490 520 536 558 476

 Other eastern softwoods 3/.................... 160 113 126 140 158

 Eastern softwoods, n.s.k. ....................... 919 888 830 827 775

 Eastern hardwoods.................................... 10,760 10,667 10,108 10,650 10,634

 Ash.......................................................... 283 207 192 193 197

 Beech....................................................... 56 56 56 63 67

 Birch........................................................ 72 70 72 77 89

 Cherry..................................................... 252 247 223 221 228

 Cottonwood............................................. 75 81 78 87 84

 Aspen...................................................... 113 119 121 142 131

 Gum......................................................... 205 202 183 204 203

 Hickory and pecan.................................. 157 163 148 150 138

 Maple, hard............................................. 474 440 458 510 504

 Maple, soft.............................................. 348 336 346 340 337

 Oak, red................................................... 2,369 2,328 2,097 2,227 2,239

 Oak, white............................................... 1,127 1,081 1,050 1,031 1,032

 Walnut, black.......................................... 61 54 56 59 48

 Yellow-poplar.......................................... 971 1,039 990 1,049 994

 Other eastern hardwoods 4/................... 164 145 135 155 178

 Mixed hardwoods 5/............................... 1,015 1,056 1,022 1,151 1,241

 Eastern hardwoods, n.s.k. ...................... 3,018 3,043 2,881 2,991 2,924

Western United States........................... 19,077 18,796 18,113 18,047 17,654

 Western softwoods.................................... 18,676 18,404 17,727 17,575 17,179

 Cedar, western red.................................. 681 703 675 618 669

 Cedar, other 6/........................................ 179 187 174 182 181

 Fir, Douglas............................................. 9,264 8,969 8,444 8,257 8,133

 Fir, hem-fir, white, and other.................. 4,491 4,332 4,032 3,753 3,563

 Pine, ponderosa...................................... 1,592 1,643 1,678 1,799 1,843

 Pine, western white................................. 38 30 31 37 36

 Pine, lodgepole........................................ 436 427 564 567 503

 Pine, sugar............................................... 101 117 120 125 154

 Redwood................................................. 431 485 503 603 565

 Spruce 7/................................................. 262 306 343 375 379

 Other western softwoods 8/................... 610 619 596 696 707

 Western softwoods, n.s.k. ...................... 591 586 567 563 446

 Western hardwoods 9/.............................. 401 392 386 472 475

 

 n.s.k. Not specified by kind. 

 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 Region: 2005 and 2004

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally]

 Total Softwoods Hardwoods

Lumber industry region

 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004

 United States............................................. 50,725 49,611 39,564 38,552 11,161 11,059

Eastern lumber regions........................................ 31,648 30,815 20,888 20,148 10,760 10,667

 Southern pine........................................................... 18,131 17,460 18,131 17,460 - -

 Southern hardwood.................................................. 4,979 4,914 - - 4,979 4,914

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

 Northern hemlock and hardwood............................. 1,442 1,369 529 518 913 851

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

 Other......................................................................... 1,825 1,863 850 800 1,105 1,075

Western lumber regions....................................... 19,077 18,796 18,676 18,404 401 392

 Douglas fir................................................................ 10,321 10,060 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 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, Louisisana, 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 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 Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma.

 Alaska and Hawaii: All softwoods and hardwoods in Alaska and Hawaii.
Table 6. Lumber Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption by Species: 2005 and 2004

[Thousands of cubic meters]

 

 Exports of Percent

 domestic Percent Imports for Apparent imports to

Product Product description Produc- merchan- exports to consump- consump- apparent

code tion 1/ dise 2/ production tion 2/ tion 3/ consumption

2005

 United States................ 119,698 4,912 4.1 59,662 174,448 34.2

 

Softwoods 4/................................. 93,362 1,901 2.0 57,768 149,229 38.7

 Pine........................................... 50,702 842 1.7 2,833 52,693 5.4

3211133933 Lodgepole pine...................... 1,029 15 1.5 54 1,068 5.1

3211133929 Ponderosa pine...................... 3,757 121 3.2 32 3,668 0.9

3211133911, 13, Other pine, including 

 15, 31, 35 southern yellow 

 and eastern white

 pine..................................... 45,916 706 1.5 2,747 47,957 5.7

 

3211133925 Douglas fir................................ 21,861 173 0.8 1,166 22,854 5.1

3211133921 Western red cedar..................... 1,607 44 2.7 1,435 2,998 47.9

3211133917, 19, Other softwoods, 

 23, 27, 37, 39, including hemlock, 

 41, 43 spruce, fir (other 

 than Douglas fir), 

 cedar (other than 

 western red cedar), 

 and mixed softwoods.............. 15,629 842 5.4 52,334 67,121 78.0

32111339XX Softwoods, n.s.k. ...................... 3,563 (X) (X) (X) 3,563 (X)

Hardwoods 4/............................... 26,336 3,011 11.4 1,894 25,219 7.5

3211131951 Ash............................................ 668 167 25.0 6 507 1.2

3211131953 Beech......................................... 132 11 8.3 45 166 27.1

3211131955 Birch.......................................... 170 35 20.6 152 287 53.0

3211131957 Cherry....................................... 595 189 31.8 14 420 3.3

3211131965 Hickory and pecan.................... 370 22 5.9 3 351 0.9

3211131967, 69 Maple......................................... 1,940 415 21.4 320 1,845 17.3

 

3211131971 Red oak..................................... 5,590 513 9.2 12 5,089 0.2

3211131973 White oak.................................. 2,659 577 21.7 16 2,098 0.8

3211131975 Black walnut.............................. 144 86 59.7 4 62 6.5

3211131977 Yellow-poplar............................ 2,291 276 12.0 1 2,016 0.0

3211131959, 61, Other hardwoods, 

 63, 79, 81, 83 including cottonwood, 

 aspen, gum, and 

 mixed hardwoods.................... 4,561 720 15.8 1,321 5,162 25.6

32111319XX Hardwoods, n.s.k. ...................... 7,216 (X) (X) (X) 7,216 (X)

 

2004

 United States................ 117,069 4,749 4.1 56,881 169,201 33.6

 

Softwoods 4/................................. 90,973 1,726 1.9 55,062 144,309 38.2

 Pine........................................... 49,187 722 1.5 3,128 51,593 6.1

3211133933 Lodgepole pine...................... 1,008 16 1.6 90 1,082 8.3

3211133929 Ponderosa pine...................... 3,877 91 2.3 51 3,837 1.3

3211133911, 13 Other pine, including 

 15, 31, 35 southern yellow 

 and eastern white

 pine..................................... 44,302 615 1.4 2,987 46,674 6.4

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

3211133921 Western red cedar..................... 21,164 206 1.0 1,345 22,303 6.0

3211133917, 19, Other softwoods, 1,659 56 3.4 1,415 3,018 46.9

 23, 27, 37, 39, including hemlock, 

 41, 43 spruce, fir (other 

 than Douglas fir), 

 cedar (other than 

 western red cedar), 

 and mixed softwoods.............. 15,485 742 4.8 49,174 63,917 76.9

32111339XX Softwoods, n.s.k. ...................... 3,478 (X) (X) (X) 3,478 (X)

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Table 6. Lumber Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption by Species: 2005 and 2004

[Thousands of cubic meters]

 

 Exports of Percent

 domestic Percent Imports for Apparent imports to

Product Product description Produc- merchan- exports to consump- consump- apparent

code tion 1/ dise 2/ production tion 2/ tion 3/ consumption

Hardwoods 4/............................... 26,096 3,023 11.6 1,819 24,892 7.3

3211131951 Ash............................................ 488 168 34.4 5 325 1.5

3211131953 Beech......................................... 132 11 8.3 42 163 25.8

3211131955 Birch.......................................... 165 46 27.9 148 267 55.4

3211131957 Cherry....................................... 583 185 31.7 13 411 3.2

3211131965 Hickory and pecan.................... 385 21 5.5 2 366 0.5

3211131967, 69 Maple......................................... 1,831 399 21.8 320 1,752 18.3

 

3211131971 Red oak..................................... 5,493 594 10.8 19 4,918 0.4

3211131973 White oak.................................. 2,551 562 22.0 14 2,003 0.7

3211131975 Black walnut.............................. 127 91 71.7 5 r/ 41 12.2

3211131977 Yellow-poplar............................ 2,452 305 12.4 3 2,150 0.1

3211131959, 61, Other hardwoods, 

 63, 79, 81, 83 including cottonwood, 

 aspen, gum, and 

 mixed hardwoods.................... 4,616 641 13.9 1,248 5,223 23.9

32111319XX Hardwoods, n.s.k. ...................... 7,273 (X) (X) (X) 7,273 (X)

 

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

 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 cubic meters.

 2/Import and export data for 2005 and 2004 do not include cross-ties. 

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

 4/The 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.

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

 Schedule B Export Codes and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2005

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 pine and eastern white pine............. 4407.10.0042 4407.10.0042

 12, 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 Douglas

 19, 23, 27, fir), cedar (other than western red cedar), and mixed softwoods.................. 4407.10.0001 4407.10.0001

 37, 39, 41, 4407.10.0002 4407.10.0002

 43 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

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

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

 Schedule B Export Codes and HTSUSA Import Codes: 2005

Product Export Import

code Product description code 1/ code 2/

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............................ 4407.24.0000

 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/Sources: 2005 edition, Harmonized System-based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign

Commodities Exported from the United States.

 2/Source: 2005 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (2005).

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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.