Lumber Production 

and Mill Stocks: 2006 Issued July 2007

MA321T(06)-1

Current 

Industrial

Reports

Current data are released electronically on Internet production was 31.0 billion board feet in 2006, 

for all individual surveys as they become avail- 2.0 percent below the 2005 level of 31.7 billion 

able. Use: http://www.census.gov/mcd/. board feet. Southern yellow production 

Individual reports can be accessed by choosing amounted to 17.6 billion board feet in 2006,

"Current Industrial Reports (CIR)," clicking on which is 2.7 percent below the 2005 production

"CIRs by Subsector;" then choose the survey of level of 18.1 billion board feet. Production of

interest. Follow the menu to view the PDF file eastern hardwoods was 10.7 billion board feet 

or to download the worksheet file (XLS format) in 2006, which 0.9 percent below the 2005 level

to your personal computer. of 10.8 billion board feet. Western lumber production was 17.7 billion board feet in 2006, a 

These data are also available on Internet decrease of 7.9 percent from the 2005 prothrough the U.S. Department of Commerce duction level of 19.2 billion board feet. 

and STAT-USA by subscription. The Internet Production of western softwoods decreased by 

address is: www.stat-usa.gov/. Follow the 7.9 percent to 17.4 billion board feet in 2006,

prompts to register. Also, you may call from 18.9 billion board feet in 2005. Total 

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for western hardwood production decreased by

further information. 8.8 percent to 363 million board feet, from 398 

million board feet in 2005. 

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS. Production of lumber

in the United States amounted to 48.8 billion For general CIR information, explanation of 

board feet in 2006, which is a 4.2 percent general terms and historical note, see the 

decrease compared to the 50.9 billion board appendix.

feet produced in 2005. Eastern lumber 

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: 2000 to 2006 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

Year Southern

yellow 

 Total Total pine Other Hardwoods

2006.................. 48,773 37,747 17,643 20,104 11,026

2005.................. 50,928 39,770 18,124 21,646 11,158

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

Softwoods
Table 2. Lumber Mill Stock: 2000 to 2006 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

Total

End-of-year mill

 stocks Softwoods Hardwoods

2006............................. 5100 3385 1714

2005............................. 4921 r/ 3262 1659

2004............................. 4630 3061 1569

2003............................. 4446 3073 1373

2002............................. 4592 3238 1354

2001............................. 4748 3266 1482

2000............................. 4772 3373 1399

 r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. 
Table 3. Lumber Production of Softwoods and Hardwoods by State: 2006 and 2005 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

State 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005

 United States............... 48,773 50,928 37,747 39,770 11,026 11,158

 

Eastern United States.............. 31,035 31,668 20,372 20,908 10,663 10,760

 Alabama................................... 2,687 2,732 2,480 2,472 207 260

 Arkansas.................................. 3,053 3,289 2,425 2,578 628 711

 Connecticut.............................. 37 46 (D) 10 (D) 36

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

 Florida...................................... 1,070 1,177 (D) 1,170 (D) 7

 Georgia..................................... 2,966 3,052 2,569 2,674 397 378

 Illinois...................................... 173 133 - - 173 133

 Indiana..................................... 343 346 3 2 340 344

 Iowa......................................... 80 81 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Kansas...................................... (D) r/ 12 - - (D) r/ 12

 Kentucky.................................. 619 643 14 r/ 12 605 631

 Louisiana.................................. 1,707 1,592 1,479 1,375 228 217

 Maine....................................... 985 978 864 852 121 126

 Maryland.................................. 231 245 59 70 172 175

 Massachusetts.......................... 51 54 21 23 30 31

 Michigan.................................. 927 r/ 1,000 472 r/ 544 455 456

 Minnesota................................ 167 r/ 157 50 r/ 50 117 107

 Mississippi............................... 2,671 2,865 2,223 2,400 448 r/ 465

 Missouri................................... 507 525 11 13 496 512

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

 New Hampshire........................ 246 241 186 173 60 68

 New Jersey............................... 29 25 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 New York.................................. 591 r/ 519 79 73 512 r/ 446

 North Carolina......................... 2,680 2,605 2,026 1,959 654 646

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

 Ohio......................................... 371 407 1 - 370 407

 Oklahoma................................. 391 370 (D) 356 (D) 14

 Pennsylvania............................ 1,121 1,154 66 65 1,055 1,089

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

 South Carolina......................... 1,426 1,567 1,330 1,453 96 r/ 114

 Tennessee................................ 1,010 1,029 34 r/ 32 976 997

 Texas........................................ 1,880 1,862 1,627 1,622 253 240

 Vermont................................... 173 184 64 72 109 112

 Virginia.................................... 1,562 1,492 725 722 837 770

 West Virginia............................ 670 682 8 8 662 674

 Wisconsin................................. 540 552 100 103 440 449

 

Western United States............. 17,738 19,260 17,375 18,862 363 398

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

 Arizona.................................... 93 r/ 98 93 r/ 98 - -

 California................................. 2,787 2,850 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Colorado.................................. 106 97 (D) (D) (D) (D)

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

 Idaho........................................ 1,541 r/ 1,621 1,541 r/ 1,621 - -

 Montana................................... 976 1,078 976 1,078 - -

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

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

 Oregon..................................... 6,810 r/ 7,719 (D) (D) (D) (D)

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

 Utah......................................... 49 r/ 51 (D) (D) (D) (D)

 Washington.............................. 4,977 r/ 5,301 4,738 (D) 239 (D)

 Wyoming.................................. 164 170 164 170 - -

 

 - 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 Softwoods Hardwoods
Table 4. Lumber Production by Species: 2002 to 2006 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

Product description 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

 United States.................................. 48,773 50,928 49,611 47,181 47,499

Eastern United States................................. 31,035 31,668 30,815 29,068 29,452

 Eastern softwoods.......................................... 20,372 20,908 20,148 18,960 18,802

 Pine, southern yellow................................... 17,643 18,124 17,460 16,334 16,167

 Pine, eastern white....................................... 601 637 649 625 655

 Pine, other 1/............................................... 507 569 518 509 455

 Spruce and fir 2/.......................................... 544 499 520 536 558

 Other eastern softwoods 3/......................... 161 160 113 126 140

 Eastern softwoods, n.s.k. ............................ 916 919 888 830 827

 Eastern hardwoods......................................... 10,663 10,760 10,667 10,108 10,650

 Ash............................................................... 210 r/ 208 207 192 193

 Beech............................................................ 53 54 56 56 63

 Birch............................................................. 68 r/ 65 70 72 77

 Cherry.......................................................... 251 251 247 223 221

 Cottonwood.................................................. 79 75 81 78 87

 Aspen........................................................... 99 110 119 121 142

 Gum.............................................................. 183 207 202 183 204

 Hickory and pecan....................................... 168 160 163 148 150

 Maple, hard.................................................. 514 472 440 458 510

 Maple, soft................................................... 313 349 336 346 340

 Oak, red........................................................ 2,124 2,305 2,328 2,097 2,227

 Oak, white.................................................... 1,073 1,109 1,081 1,050 1,031

 Walnut, black............................................... 75 r/ 65 54 56 59

 Yellow-poplar............................................... 1,055 r/ 1,026 1,039 990 1,049

 Other eastern hardwoods 4/........................ 181 165 145 135 155

 Mixed hardwoods 5/.................................... 1,170 r/ 1,121 1,056 1,022 1,151

 Eastern hardwoods, n.s.k. ........................... 3,047 3,018 3,043 2,881 2,991

Western United States................................ 17,738 19,260 18,796 18,113 18,047

 Western softwoods......................................... 17,375 18,862 18,404 17,727 17,575

 Cedar, western red....................................... 739 681 703 675 618

 Cedar, other 6/............................................. 191 179 187 174 182

 Fir, Douglas.................................................. 8,336 9,288 8,969 8,444 8,257

 Fir, hem-fir, white, and other....................... 4,200 4,498 4,332 4,032 3,753

 Pine, ponderosa........................................... 1,604 r/ 1,738 1,643 1,678 1,799

 Pine, western white...................................... 32 r/ 31 30 31 37

 Pine, lodgepole............................................. 369 428 427 564 567

 Pine, sugar.................................................... 124 101 117 120 125

 Redwood...................................................... 550 r/ 484 485 503 603

 Spruce 7/...................................................... 244 263 306 343 375

 Other western softwoods 8/........................ 443 580 619 596 696

 Western softwoods, n.s.k. ........................... 543 591 586 567 563

 Western hardwoods 9/................................... 363 398 392 386 472

 

 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 Region: 2006 and 2005 

[Millions of board feet, lumber tally] 

 Total Softwoods Hardwoods

Lumber industry region

 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005

 United States......................... 48,773 50,928 37,747 39,770 11,026 11,158

Eastern lumber regions.................... 31,035 31,668 20,372 20,908 10,663 10,760

 Southern pine...................................... 17,643 18,124 17,643 18,124 - -

 Southern hardwood............................. 4,524 r/ 4,668 - - 4,524 r/ 4,668

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

 Northern hemlock and hardwood....... 1,467 r/ 1,552 572 r/ 647 895 905

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

 Other................................................... 1,879 1,873 751 r/ 753 1,128 1,120

Western lumber regions................... 17,738 19,260 17,375 18,862 363 398

 Douglas fir........................................... 9,110 10,236 (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. r/Revised by 

5 percent or more from previously published data. 

 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: 2006 and 2005 

[Thousands of cubic meters] 

Percent

 Exports of Percent imports to

domestic exports to Imports for Apparent apparent

Product Product description Produc- merchan- produc- consump- consump- consumpcode tion 1/ dise 2/ tion tion 2/ tion 3/ tion

2006

 United States.............. 115,092 5,183 4.5 54,310 164,219 33.1

Softwoods 4/.............................. 89,074 2,060 2.3 53,428 140,442 38.0

 Pine......................................... 49,272 952 1.9 2,677 50,997 5.2

3211133933 Lodgepole pine................... 871 13 1.5 40 898 4.5

3211133929 Ponderosa pine................... 3,785 91 2.4 19 3,713 0.5

3211133911, Other pine, including

 913, 915, southern yellow and

 931, 935 eastern white pine............ 44,616 848 1.9 2,618 46,386 5.6

3211133925 Douglas fir.............................. 19,671 238 1.2 839 20,272 4.1

3211133921 Western red cedar.................. 1,744 56 3.2 1,512 3,200 47.3

3211133917, Other softwoods, including

 919, 923, hemlock, spruce, fir 

 927, 937, (other than Douglass fir), 

 939, 941, cedar (other than western

 943 red cedar), and mixed

 softwoods............................. 14,944 814 5.4 48,400 62,530 77.4

32111339XX Softwoods, n.s.k. ................... 3,443 (X) (X) (X) 3,443 (X)

Hardwoods 4/............................. 26,018 3,123 12.0 882 23,777 3.7

3211131951 Ash.......................................... 496 180 36.3 2 318 0.6

3211131953 Beech...................................... 125 13 10.4 36 148 24.3

3211131955 Birch....................................... 160 48 30.0 70 182 38.5

3211131957 Cherry..................................... 592 164 27.7 11 439 2.5

3211131965 Hickory and pecan.................. 396 27 6.8 1 370 0.3

3211131967, Maple...................................... 1,952 404 20.7 133 1,681 7.9

 969

3211131971 Red oak................................... 5,012 486 9.7 6 4,532 0.1

3211131973 White oak................................ 2,532 603 23.8 6 1,935 0.3

3211131975 Black walnut........................... 177 96 54.2 3 84 3.6

3211131977 Yellow-poplar......................... 2,490 388 15.6 1 2,103 0.0

3211131959, Other hardwoods,

 961, 963, including cottonwood,

 979, 981, aspen, gum, and mixed

 983 hardwoods............................ 4,804 714 14.9 613 4,703 13.0

32111319XX Hardwoods, n.s.k. .................... 7,282 (X) (X) (X) 7,282 (X)

 

2005

 United States.............. 120,174 4,912 4.1 59,662 174,924 34.1

Softwoods 4/.............................. 93,846 1,901 2.0 57,768 149,713 38.6

 Pine......................................... 51,036 842 1.6 2,833 53,027 5.3

3211133933 Lodgepole pine................... 1,010 15 1.5 54 1,049 5.1

3211133929 Ponderosa pine................... r/ 4,101 121 3.0 32 4,012 0.8

3211133911, Other pine, including

 913, 915, southern yellow and

 931, 935 eastern white pine............ 45,925 706 1.5 2,747 47,966 5.7

3211133925 Douglas fir.............................. 21,917 173 0.8 1,166 22,910 5.1

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

3211133917, Other softwoods, including

 919, 923, hemlock, spruce, fir 

 927, 937, (other than Douglass fir), 

 939, 941, cedar (other than western

 943 red cedar), and mixed

 softwoods............................. 15,723 842 5.4 52,334 67,215 77.9

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Table 6. Lumber Production, Exports, Imports, and Apparent Consumption by Species: 2006 and 2005 

[Thousands of cubic meters] 

Percent

 Exports of Percent imports to

domestic exports to Imports for Apparent apparent

Product Product description Produc- merchan- produc- consump- consump- consumpcode tion 1/ dise 2/ tion tion 2/ tion 3/ tion

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

Hardwoods 4/............................. 26,328 3,011 11.4 1,894 25,211 7.5

3211131951 Ash.......................................... r/ 491 167 34.0 6 330 1.8

3211131953 Beech...................................... 127 11 8.7 45 161 28.0

3211131955 Birch....................................... r/ 153 35 22.9 152 270 56.3

3211131957 Cherry..................................... 592 189 31.9 14 417 3.4

3211131965 Hickory and pecan.................. 378 22 5.8 3 359 0.8

3211131967, Maple...................................... 1,937 415 21.4 320 1,842 17.4

 969

3211131971 Red oak................................... 5,439 513 9.4 12 4,938 0.2

3211131973 White oak................................ 2,617 577 22.0 16 2,056 0.8

3211131975 Black walnut........................... r/ 153 86 56.2 4 71 5.6

3211131977 Yellow-poplar......................... r/ 2,421 276 11.4 1 2,146 0.0

3211131959, Other hardwoods,

 961, 963, including cottonwood,

 979, 981, aspen, gum, and mixed

 983 hardwoods............................ r/ 4,804 720 15.0 1,321 5,405 24.4

32111319XX Hardwoods, n.s.k. .................... 7,216 (X) (X) (X) 7,216 (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 2006 and 2005 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: 2006 

Product 

code Product description Export code 1/ Import 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

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

4407.91.0021 4407.91.0021

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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: 2006 

Product 

code Product description Export code 1/ Import code 2/

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/Source: 2006 edition, Harmonized System-based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign 

Commodities Exported from the United States. 

 2/Source: 2006 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (2006). 

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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.