United States

Department of

Agriculture

Forest Service

Forest

Products

Laboratory

General

Technical

Report

FPL–GTR–116

U.S. Timber Production,

Trade, Consumption,

and Price Statistics

1965–1997
Abstract

This report presents statistical information on production,

trade, consumption, and prices of forest products in the

United States. Although national statistics are dealt with for

the most part, some statistics are given for regions, states,

and Canada. The tables presented in this report contain information collected from industry trade associations and

government agencies. Some of the tables show data that were

derived from mathematical calculations, and some show

conversions from different units of measurement. These data

are intended for use by anyone associated with the woodusing industry. One of the major uses of this data series is

tracking technological change over time. One of the major

technology shifts occurring in the wood using industry is the

substitution of oriented strandboard for plywood in the

structural panel sector. Some of the data show this shift.

United States production of structural panels totaled

28.5 billion square feet in 1997. Oriented strandboard production increased from less than 3 billion square feet in 1985

to 10.5 billion square feet in 1997. Plywood production was

20.1 billion square feet in 1985 before falling to 17.9 billion

square feet in 1997.

Keywords: production, consumption, import, export

July 1999

Howard, James L. 1999. U.S. timber production, trade consumption, and

price statistics 1965–1997. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL–GTR–116. Madison, WI:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory.

76 p.

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U.S. Timber Production, Trade,

Consumption, and Price Statistics

1965–1997

James L. Howard, Economist

Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin
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Preface

This is the continuance in a series of statistical reports that present current and historical information on the production, trade,

consumption, and prices of timber products in the United States. Although national data are shown for the most part, some data

are given for regions, states, and Canada. Since the last time this series was published (in 1997, data compiled through 1989),

many agencies have discontinued the collection of various data. This is indicated on the affected tables. These statistics are

intended for use by forest land managers, forest industries, trade associations, forestry schools, renewable resource organizations, libraries, organizations and individuals in the major timber producing and consuming countries of the world, and the general public. Data for the years prior to 1965 can be found in earlier reports in this series. Numbers in parentheses refer to i tems in

the annotated bibliography. Tables 4 to 6 of this report are in roundwood equivalents. Roundwood equivalents are the amount of

roundwood needed to produce a given quantity of products. Also included in this report is a guide to conversions to metric units

and the conversion factors used to change values from standard units to short tons. In this report, billion = 109

. This report will

be available on the internet through the Forest Products Laboratory home page (http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/).

Acknowledgments

This update required assistance from dedicated individuals. Chris McKeever (FPL), economic assistant in the Timber Demand

and Technology Assessment Project, created computer files that will aide in future updates of this report, helped with literature

searches to locate much of the needed data, performed many of the statistical procedures such as changing base years and converting to required units, and updated the graphics in this report. Chris Dega also contributed to this report.

Factors for converting inch–pound units of

measurement to metric units

Inch–pound unit

Conversion

factor SI unit

square foot 0.0929 square meter

cubic foot 0.028317 cubic meter

board foot (hardwood lumber) 0.00236 cubic meter

board foot (softwood lumber) 0.00170 cubic meter

board foot (lumber export

 and imports)

0.00236 cubic meter

board foot (logs) 0.00453 cubic meter

1,000 square feet (1/8-in. panels) 0.295 cubic meters

1,000 square feet (1/4-in. panels) 0.590 cubic meters

1,000 square feet (3/8-in. panels) 0.885 cubic meters

1,000 square feet (1/2-in. panels) 1.180 cubic meters

1,000 square feet (3/4-in. panels) 1.770 cubic meters

cord 2.27 cubic meter

ton (short ton) 0.907 metric ton

pound 0.453592 kilogram

inch 25.4 millimeter

Factors for converting standard units to short tons

Weight of

wood per

standard

unit

Product Standard unit Short tons

Roundwood products

Softwood 1,000 cubic feet 15.500

Hardwood 1,000 cubic feet 20.000

Softwood Cord (80 cubic feet) 1.400

Hardwood Cord (80 cubic feet) 1.600

Lumber

Softwood 1,000 board feet 0.974

Hardwood 1,000 board feet 1.680

Laminated veneer lumber Cubic foot 17.5

Structural panels

Softwood plywood 1,000 square feet, 3/8- in. basis 0.544

Waferboard and OSBa 1,000 square feet, 3/8- in. basis 0.866

Medium-density

 fiberboard

Square foot 1.406

Nonstructural panels

Hardboard 1,000 square feet, 3/8- in. basis 0.380

Insulation board 1,000 square feet, 3/8- in. basis 0.367

Particleboard 1,000 square feet, 3/8- in. basis 0.578

Hardwood plywood 1,000 square feet, 3/8- in. basis 0.657

Pulp, paper, and board Thousand tons 1

Other industrial products Thousand tons 16.5

a

Oriented strandboard.
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Contents

Page

Figures

1 Administrative regions of the Forest Service................................................................................................................................................ 1

2 Timber product consumption and production, 1965–1997........................................................................................................................... 2

3 Imports and exports of timber products, 1965–1997 .................................................................................................................................... 3

4 Pulpwood consumption and production, 1965–1997 ................................................................................................................................... 3

5 Lumber consumption and production, 1965–1997 ....................................................................................................................................... 4

6 Plywood consumption and production and plywood, oriented strandboard, and medium-density

fiberboard production, 1965–1997 ............................................................................................................................................................... 5

7 Board consumption and production, 1965–1997.......................................................................................................................................... 6

8 National Forest sawtimber stumpage prices, 1965–1997.............................................................................................................................. 7

9 Relative producer price index for lumber, 1800–1997 ................................................................................................................................. 8

10 Price indexes for lumber, 1965–1997........................................................................................................................................................... 8

11 Price indexes for plywood, 1965–1997 ........................................................................................................................................................ 8

Tables

General Economic Trends

1 Measures of economic growth, population, and prices, 1965–1997............................................................................................................. 9

2 Number of households and housing market indicators, 1965–1997 ........................................................................................................... 10

3 Average hourly earnings in timber-based industries and all manufacturing in the United States, 1972–1997 ........................................... 11

Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Prices

All Products

4a Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 [inch–pound units]........................... 12

4b Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 [metric units].................................... 13

5a Production, imports, exports, and consumption of softwood timber products, by major product,

1965–1997 [inch–pound units]................................................................................................................................................................... 14

5b Production, imports, exports, and consumption of softwood timber products, by major product,

1965–1997 [metric units] ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15

6a Production, imports, exports, and consumption of hardwood timber products, by major product,

1965–1997 [inch–pound units]................................................................................................................................................................... 16

6b Production, imports, exports, and consumption of hardwood timber products, by major product,

1965–1997 [metric units] ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17

7a Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products in tons, by major product,

1965–1997 [inch–pound units]................................................................................................................................................................... 18

7b Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products in tons, by major product,

1965–1997 [metric units] ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19

8a Per capita consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 [inch–pound units]................................................................ 20

8b Per capita consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 [metric units]......................................................................... 21

9 Consumption of selected timber products and other materials used in construction, manufacturing, and shipping, 1965–1997 ............... 22

10 Volume and value of imports and exports of timber products by product, 1997........................................................................................ 24

11 Value of imports and exports of all commodities and timber products, 1965–1997................................................................................... 25

12 Foreign exchange rates by selected country and year, 1975–1997 ............................................................................................................. 26

Logs

13 Log imports by major species, 1965–1997 ................................................................................................................................................. 27

14 Log imports by major region of origin, 1965–1997.................................................................................................................................... 28

15 Log exports by major species, 1965–1997.................................................................................................................................................. 29

16 Log exports by major region of destination, 1965–1997 ............................................................................................................................ 30

17 Average stumpage prices for sawtimber sold from National Forests, by selected species, 1965–1997 ...................................................... 31

18 Volume and value of sawtimber stumpage sold from National Forests, by selected species and region, 1997 .......................................... 32

19 Average stumpage prices for sawtimber sold from private lands in Louisiana, by selected species, 1965–1997 ....................................... 35

20 Veneer log production, by softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997............................................................................................................ 36
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Page

Tables—continued

Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Prices

Pulpwood

21 Pulpwood consumption, production, imports, exports, and the equivalent wood volumes of imports and exports

of paper, board, and wood pulp, 1965–1997 .............................................................................................................................................. 37

22 Pulpwood production, by region and softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997 .......................................................................................... 38

23 Pulpwood stumpage prices of Louisiana and northern New Hampshire, 1965–1997................................................................................. 39

24 Pulpwood prices of Louisiana and northern New Hampshire, 1965–1997 ................................................................................................ 40

Lumber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Prices

25 Lumber production, imports, exports, and consumption, by softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997 ........................................................ 41

26 Lumber production, by region and softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997 ............................................................................................... 42

27 United States lumber imports, by softwoods and hardwoods and country of origin, 1965–1997.............................................................. 43

28 United States lumber exports, by softwoods and hardwoods and country or region of destination, 1965–1997 ....................................... 44

29 Lumber production in Canada, by softwoods and hardwoods and region, 1965–1997 .............................................................................. 45

30 Production of laminated veneer lumber, glulam, I-joists, structural panels, medium-density fiberboard, and lumber, 1970–1997 ........... 46

31 Producer price indexes for lumber and selected nonwood competing materials, 1965–1997..................................................................... 47

32 Relative producer price index for lumber, 1800–1997...........................................................................................................50

Plywood and Veneer Production, Trade, Consumption, and Prices

33 Plywood production, imports, exports, and consumption, by softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997 ...................................................... 51

34 Production, imports, exports, and consumption of structural panel products, by type, 1980–1997 ........................................................... 52

35 Hardwood plywood imports, by country or region of origin, 1965–1997 .................................................................................................. 53

36 Veneer imports and exports, by species, 1965–1997.................................................................................................................................. 54

37 Hardwood veneer imports, by country or region of origin, 1965–1997...................................................................................................... 55

38 Producer price indexes for plywood, 1965–1997 ....................................................................................................................................... 56

Paper, Board, and Wood Pulp Production, Trade, Consumption, and Prices

39 Paper and board production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997........................................................................................... 57

40 Paper shipments, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997............................................................................................................. 58

41 Paperboard production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997................................................................................................... 59

42 Paper and board production and fibrous materials consumed in the manufacture of paper and board, 1965–1997 ................................... 60

43 Paper and board new supply and recyclable paper consumption, exports, imports, and total recovered, 1965–1997................................ 61

44 Recovered paper consumption, by major grade, in paper and paperboard manufacture, 1970–1997......................................................... 62

45 Wood pulp production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997................................................................................................... 63

46 Pulpwood consumed in the manufacture of wood pulp, 1965–1997 .......................................................................................................... 64

47 Producer price indexes for paper, board, and wood pulp, 1965–1997........................................................................................................ 65

48 Producer price indexes for wastepaper, by grade, 1965–1997.................................................................................................................... 66

Particleboard, Hardboard, and Insulating Board Production, Trade, Consumption, and Prices

49 Particleboard and medium-density fiberboard production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997............................................. 67

50 Insulating board production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997........................................................................................... 68

51 Insulating board production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997........................................................................................... 69

52 Hardboard production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997................................................................................................... .70

53 Treated wood production by type of treatment, treatment plant, and product, 1984–1997 ........................................................................ 71

54 Producer price indexes for hardboard and particleboard, 1965–1997 ....................................................................................................... 72

Annotated Bibliography..........................................................................................................................................................73
Figure 1—Administrative regions of the Forest Service.
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Figure 2—Timber product consumption and production, 1965–1997 (billion cubic feet, roundwood equivalent).

Sawlogs

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

5

10

15

20

Consumption

Pulpwood

Production

Total

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

5

10

15

20

Consumption

Veneer logs 

Production

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

5

10

15

20

All other (other industrial products, fuelwood; 

1995-1997 is preliminary)

Production

Consumption
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Figure 4—Pulpwood consumption and production,

1965–1997 (million cords).

Figure 3—Imports and exports of timber products, 1965–1997 (billion cubic feet, roundwood equivalent).

Imports

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

1

2

3

4

5

Pulp products

Softwood logs

Lumber

Exports
4

Figure 5—Lumber consumption and production, 1965–1997 (million cords).

Softwood

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Consumption

Production

Total

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Production

Consumption

Hardwood
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Figure 6—Plywood consumption and production (3/8-in. basis) and plywood, oriented strandboard (OSB),

and medium-density fiberboard (MDF) production, 1965–1997 (billion square feet).

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

5

10

15

20

25

Production

Consumption

Softwood Plywood

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Consumption

Production

Total Plywood

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

5

10

15

20

25

Production

Consumption

Hardwood Plywood Oriented strandboard (OSB)

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

5

10

15

20

25 Plywood

OSB

MDF
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Figure 7—Board consumption and production, 1965–1997 (billion square feet).

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

2

4

6

8

10

Consumption

Production

Hardboard

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

2

4

6

8

10

Production

Consumption

Insulating board (1/2-in. basis)

1965 1975 1985 1997

0

2

4

6

8

10

Production

Consumption

Particleboard (3/4-in. basis; 

includes medium-density fiberboard)
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Figure 8—National Forest sawtimber stumpage prices, 1965–1997 (dollars per thousand board feet;

Scribner Decimal C log rule).

Douglas-fir

Western hemlock

 Southern pine

Oak

Eastern hardwoods
8

 Figure 9—Relative producer price index for lumber, 1800—1997 (1992 = 100;

 derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodittties price index).

 Figure 10—Price indexes for lumber, 1965–1997 (1992 = 100).

 Figure 11—Price indexes for plywood, 1965–1997 (1992 = 100).

Relative Producer Price Index for

1800 to 1997 (1992 = 100)

 a

Producer

Relative Producer

Relative Producer

Producer
Table 1—Measures of economic growth, population, and prices, 1965–1997

Expenditures Index of industrial productionf Producer Consumer

for new Number of Furniture Paper price price

Gross domestic Disposable personal Expenditures for plant and housing Mobile Popula- Manufac- and and index all index all

 Year producta incomea new constructionb equipmentc startsd homesd tione turing fixtures products commoditiesg itemsh

Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion

current 1992 current 1992 current 1992 Billion Thousand Thousand

dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars units units Millions 1992=100 1992=100 1992=100 1992=100 1992=100

1965 719.1 2,874.8 493.9 2,000.2 81.9 387.0 70.8 1,473 217 194.3 44.5 44.8 43.1 27.6 22.41966 787.8 3,060.2 533.7 2,106.6 85.8 373.6 82.6 1,165 217 196.6 48.6 48.3 46.5 28.4 23.11967 833.6 3,140.2 571.9 2,198.4 87.2 368.0 83.8 1,292 240 198.7 49.5 48.3 46.5 28.5 23.81968 910.6 3,288.6 621.4 2,298.2 96.8 387.0 88.9 1,508 318 200.7 52.3 50.0 49.2 29.2 24.81969 982.2 3,388.0 668.4 2,373.6 104.9 392.1 100.0 1,467 413 202.7 54.6 52.3 53.0 30.4 26.21970 1,035.6 3,388.2 727.1 2,465.6 105.9 372.3 106.2 1,434 401 205.1 52.1 49.0 52.4 31.5 27.71971 1,125.4 3,500.1 790.2 2,564.0 122.4 403.8 109.2 2,052 497 207.7 53.0 51.0 54.7 32.5 28.91972 1,237.3 3,690.3 855.3 2,680.8 139.1 432.2 120.9 2,357 576 209.9 58.5 61.5 59.4 34.0 29.81973 1,382.6 3,902.3 965.0 2,869.4 153.8 439.2 139.3 2,045 567 211.9 63.7 65.6 63.6 38.4 31.71974 1,496.9 3,888.2 1,054.2 2,847.0 155.2 391.1 159.8 1,338 329 213.9 62.8 61.0 63.2 45.6 35.11975 1,630.6 3,865.1 1,159.2 2,895.0 152.6 352.0 162.6 1,160 213 216.0 56.5 52.2 54.9 49.8 38.41976 1,819.0 4,081.1 1,273.0 3,008.0 172.1 378.7 179.9 1,538 246 218.0 62.3 58.3 62.4 52.1 40.71977 2,026.9 4,279.3 1,401.4 3,105.1 200.5 408.5 208.2 1,987 277 220.2 67.7 65.2 64.8 55.4 43.21978 2,291.4 4,493.7 1,580.1 3,264.2 239.9 439.1 244.4 2,020 276 222.6 71.9 71.2 69.2 59.6 46.51979 2,557.5 4,624.0 1,769.5 3,353.9 272.9 446.5 285.2 1,745 277 225.1 74.8 72.9 71.7 67.2 51.71980 2,784.2 4,611.9 1,973.3 3,373.3 273.9 403.9 318.1 1,292 222 227.7 72.8 71.1 71.6 76.6 58.71981 3,115.9 4,724.9 2,200.2 3,452.3 289.1 396.3 358.8 1,084 241 230.0 74.2 71.7 72.7 83.6 64.81982 3,242.1 4,623.6 2,347.3 3,483.0 279.3 369.1 363.1 1,062 240 232.2 70.8 68.2 70.8 85.3 68.71983 3,514.5 4,810.0 2,522.4 3,579.9 311.6 403.9 359.7 1,703 296 234.3 74.8 77.2 77.6 86.4 71.01984 3,902.4 5,138.2 2,810.0 3,842.0 369.0 463.1 418.4 1,750 295 236.3 82.5 87.6 82.3 88.5 74.11985 4,180.7 5,329.5 3,002.0 3,958.6 401.4 490.9 454.9 1,742 284 238.5 84.7 90.0 82.6 88.1 76.71986 4,422.2 5,489.9 3,187.6 4,087.0 429.9 507.3 447.1 1,805 244 240.7 87.2 93.8 88.3 85.5 78.11987 4,692.3 5,648.4 3,363.1 4,154.1 441.6 502.5 461.5 1,621 233 242.8 92.4 99.7 93.5 87.7 81.01988 5,049.6 5,862.9 3,640.8 4,318.1 455.6 499.6 508.2 1,488 218 245.0 96.8 105.8 97.3 91.2 84.31989 5,438.7 6,060.4 3,894.5 4,403.7 469.8 495.4 563.9 1,376 198 247.3 98.3 109.6 98.7 95.7 88.41990 5,743.8 6,138.7 4,166.8 4,484.6 468.5 479.0 592.0 1,193 188 249.9 98.1 105.7 98.3 99.2 93.21991 5,916.7 6,079.0 4,343.7 4,486.5 424.2 429.6 587.9 1,014 171 252.7 95.9 99.0 97.8 99.4 97.11992 6,244.4 6,244.4 4,613.7 4,613.7 452.1 452.0 607.7 1,200 211 255.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.01993 6,553.0 6,386.4 4,790.2 4,666.9 482.7 465.0 650.4 1,288 254 258.1 103.8 109.0 104.7 101.5 103.01994 6,935.7 6,608.7 5,021.7 4,778.2 527.1 487.6 549.9 1,457 304 260.7 110.6 110.9 109.5 102.7 105.71995 7,253.8 6,742.9 5,320.8 4,945.8 547.1 486.7 594.5 1,354 340 263.0 114.5 111.6 119.8 106.4 108.61996 7,575.9 6,907.4 5,588.5 5,088.2 568.6 495.5 603.4 1,475 363 265.5 118.3 108.9 108.0 109.0 111.81997 8,083.4 7,191.4 5,886.6 5,222.7 600.7 507.3 612.3i 1,474 354 267.9 124.5 122.5 109.4 108.8 114.4

aU.S. Council of Economic Advisors (24).bU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (49); 1991–1996 Expenditures for new construction revised per February 1997 economic indicators.cU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (52) (nonfarm business).dU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (38); Privately owned housing starts and manufacturers' shipments of mobile homes.eU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (44) (as of July 1).fU.S. Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors (58); 1987–1996 industrial production revised per February 1997 economic indicators. gU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (54).hU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (55); Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers.iPreliminary.
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Table 2—Number of households and housing market indicators, 1965–1997

New housing units

Number New home New housing starts Expenditures

 of mortgage One family Multifamily Mobile homesd for residential

house- interest Total Total Number Floor Number Floor Number Floor upkeep and

Year holdsa ratesb units startsc startse areaf startse areaf shipmentse areaf improvementsg

Average Average Average Million Million

Average Thousand Thousand Thousand square Thousand square Thousand square current 1992

Millions percent units units units feet units feet units feet dollars dollars

1965 57.4 5.81 1,727 1,510 965 1,498 545 1,053 217 650 11,442 52,009

1966 58.4 6.25 1,413 1,196 780 1,544 416 1,076 217 660 11,691 50,830

1967 59.2 6.46 1,562 1,322 845 1,585 477 1,094 240 670 11,687 49,312

1968 60.8 6.97 1,863 1,545 900 1,642 645 1,123 318 670 12,703 50,812

1969 62.2 7.81 1,913 1,500 811 1,616 689 1,095 413 684 13,535 50,504

1970 63.4 8.45 1,870 1,469 815 1,482 654 995 401 732 14,770 52,007

1971 64.8 7.74 2,582 2,085 1,153 1,520 932 1,011 497 780 16,299 53,792

1972 66.7 7.60 2,955 2,379 1,311 1,555 1,068 1,035 576 780 17,498 54,342

1973 68.3 7.96 2,625 2,058 1,133 1,660 925 1,031 567 882 18,512 52,891

1974 69.9 8.92 1,682 1,353 889 1,695 464 1,021 329 910 21,114 53,184

1975 71.1 9.00 1,384 1,171 896 1,645 275 1,000 213 952 25,239 58,154

1976 72.9 9.00 1,794 1,548 1,166 1,700 382 940 246 966 29,034 63,811

1977 74.1 9.02 2,279 2,002 1,451 1,720 551 938 277 1,000 31,280 63,707

1978 76.0 9.56 2,312 2,036 1,433 1,755 603 902 276 1,010 37,461 68,610

1979 77.3 10.78 2,037 1,760 1,194 1,760 566 938 277 1,050 42,231 69,118

1980 80.8 12.66 1,535 1,313 852 1,740 461 979 222 1,050 46,338 68,345

1981 82.4 14.70 1,341 1,100 705 1,720 395 980 241 1,015 46,351 63,582

1982 83.5 15.14 1,312 1,072 663 1,710 409 990 240 1,000 45,291 59,830

1983 83.9 12.57 2,009 1,713 1,068 1,725 645 942 296 1,035 49,295 63,936

1984 85.4 12.38 2,051 1,756 1,084 1,780 672 914 295 1,060 69,784 87,558

1985 86.8 11.55 2,029 1,745 1,072 1,785 673 922 284 1,080 80,267 98,126

1986 88.5 10.17 2,049 1,805 1,179 1,825 626 911 244 1,110 91,274 107,634

1987 89.5 9.31 1,854 1,621 1,146 1,905 475 980 233 1,140 94,082 107,032

1988 91.1 9.19 1,706 1,488 1,081 1,995 407 990 218 1,175 101,117 110,874

1989 92.8 10.13 1,574 1,376 1,003 2,035 373 1,000 198 1,195 100,891 106,425

1990 93.3 10.05 1,381 1,193 895 2,080 298 1,005 188 1,205 106,773 109,175

1991 94.3 9.32 1,185 1,014 840 2,075 174 1,020 171 1,225 97,528 98,813

1992 95.7 8.24 1,411 1,200 1,030 2,095 170 1,040 211 1,255 103,734 103,734

1993 96.4 7.20 1,542 1,288 1,126 2,095 162 1,065 254 1,295 108,304 104,339

1994 97.1 7.49 1,761 1,457 1,198 2,100 259 1,035 304 1,330 115,030 106,411

1995 99.0 7.87 1,694 1,354 1,076 2,095 278 1,080 340 1,355 111,683 99,362

1996 99.6 7.80 1,838 1,475 1,161 2,120 314 1,070 363 1,380 114,919 99,756

1997 102.2 7.71 1,828 1,474 1,134 2,150 340 1,095 354 1,395h 118,423 99,431

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (43).

b

U.S. Council of Economic Advisors (25); Effective rate (in the primary market) on conventional mortgages, reflecting fees and charges 

 as well as contract rate and assumed, on the average, repayment at the end of 10 years). Rates beginning 1973 not strictly comparable 

 with prior years.

c

Data for privately owned housing starts from 1986 to present.

d

Manufacturers' shipments.

e

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (39,41,50); U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (53).

f

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service estimates based on data from the Manufactured Housing Institute; 

 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (39).

g

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (46).

h

Preliminary.
Table 3—Average hourly earningsa in timber-based industries and all manufacturing in the United States, 1972–1997b

Lumber and Logging camps Millwork, plywood, 

wood products and logging Sawmills and and structural Paper and allied Furniture and

Year except furniture contractors planing mills members products fixtures Manuf

U.S. Index U.S. Index U.S. Index U.S. Index U.S. Index U.S. Index U.S. 

dollars 1992=100 dollars 1992=100 dollars 1992=100 dollars 1992=100 dollars 1992=100 dollars 1992=100 dollars 

1972 3.33 35.3 4.25 38.0 3.29 34.3 3.37 35.5 3.95 30.2 3.08 34.2 3.82 1973 3.61 38.2 4.56 40.8 3.62 37.7 3.62 38.2 4.20 32.1 3.29 36.5 4.09 1974 3.89 41.2 4.91 44.0 3.88 40.5 3.91 41.2 4.53 34.7 3.53 39.2 4.42 1975 4.26 45.1 5.28 47.3 4.34 45.3 4.26 44.9 5.01 38.3 3.78 42.0 4.83 1976 4.72 50.0 6.03 54.0 4.86 50.7 4.67 49.3 5.47 41.9 4.34 48.2 5.68 1978 5.60 59.3 7.25 64.9 5.83 60.8 5.55 58.5 6.52 49.9 4.68 51.9 6.17 1979 6.07 64.3 7.97 71.4 6.32 65.9 5.95 62.8 7.13 54.6 5.06 56.2 6.70 1980 6.55 69.4 8.64 77.4 6.70 69.9 6.41 67.6 7.84 60.0 5.49 60.9 7.27 1981 6.99 74.0 9.11 81.6 7.19 75.0 6.89 72.7 8.60 65.8 5.91 65.6 7.99 1982 7.43 78.7 9.79 87.6 7.73 80.6 7.33 77.3 9.32 71.3 6.31 70.0 8.49 1983 7.80 82.6 10.17 91.0 8.20 85.5 7.64 80.6 9.93 76.0 6.62 73.5 8.83 1984 8.03 85.1 10.70 95.8 8.42 87.8 7.81 82.4 10.41 79.6 6.84 75.9 9.19 1985 8.22 87.1 10.92 97.8 8.52 88.8 8.06 85.0 10.83 82.9 7.17 79.6 9.54 1986 8.34 88.3 10.82 96.9 8.58 89.5 8.23 86.8 11.18 85.5 7.46 82.8 9.73 1987 8.40 89.0 10.68 95.6 8.58 89.5 8.35 88.1 11.43 87.5 7.67 85.1 9.91 1988 8.61 91.2 10.78 96.5 8.75 91.2 8.55 90.2 11.69 89.4 7.94 88.1 10.18 1989 8.84 93.6 11.13 99.6 9.03 94.2 8.73 92.1 11.96 91.5 8.25 91.6 10.48 1990 9.08 96.2 11.22 100.4 9.22 96.1 9.04 95.4 12.31 94.2 8.52 94.6 10.83 1991 9.24 97.9 11.06 99.0 9.37 97.7 9.28 97.9 12.72 97.3 5.76 63.9 11.18 1992 9.44 100.0 11.17 100.0 9.59 100.0 9.48 100.0 13.07 100.0 9.01 100.0 11.46 1993 9.61 101.8 11.37 101.8 9.78 102.0 9.65 101.8 13.42 102.7 9.27 102.9 11.74 1994 9.84 104.2 11.44 102.4 10.05 104.8 9.89 104.3 13.77 105.4 9.55 106.0 12.06 1995 10.12 107.2 11.64 104.2 10.31 107.5 10.12 106.8 14.23 108.9 9.82 109.0 12.37 1996 10.44 110.6 11.76 105.3 10.59 110.4 10.51 110.9 14.68 112.3 10.15 112.7 12.78 1997 10.76 114.0 12.19 109.1 10.85 113.1 10.89 114.9 15.06 115.2 10.55 117.1 13.17 

aFor production or nonsupervisory workers.bU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (54,57).
Table 4a—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 (million cubic feet, roundwood equivalent)a

Industrial roundwood use

Other Fuelindustrial wood

All products Total Lumber Plywood and veneer Pulpwood-based products products, Logs Pulpwood chipd produc-

 production tion and

Produc- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- and con- Im- Ex - Im- Ex - conYear tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion portsb portsb tion sumptionc ports ports ports ports sumptione

1965 12,145 13,195 11,230 1,604 554 12,280 6,233 823 148 6,909 1,069 69 3 1,135 3,176 701 213 3,665 560 11 191 — 7 9151966 12,346 13,384 11,501 1,688 650 12,539 6,218 826 182 6,863 1,103 82 4 1,180 3,392 765 242 3,915 565 15 223 — 17 8451967 11,968 12,806 11,188 1,618 780 12,026 5,901 809 197 6,512 1,092 81 7 1,166 3,365 716 260 3,821 515 12 315 — 47 7801968 12,404 13,322 11,704 1,818 900 12,622 6,056 966 181 6,840 1,214 124 6 1,332 3,539 716 303 3,952 485 13 411 — 101 7001969 12,258 13,295 11,638 1,953 916 12,675 5,797 1,000 182 6,615 1,141 138 16 1,263 3,861 802 335 4,328 455 13 383 — 146 6201970 12,257 13,093 11,722 1,896 1,061 12,558 5,654 966 197 6,423 1,182 133 12 1,303 4,023 774 413 4,383 425 23 438 — 150 5351971 12,526 13,748 12,026 2,138 915 13,248 6,116 1,203 184 7,135 1,357 166 8 1,514 3,773 755 357 4,171 415 13 366 — 123 5001972 12,847 14,182 12,372 2,412 1,077 13,707 6,291 1,485 232 7,545 1,476 206 18 1,663 3,698 715 324 4,088 405 6 502 — 157 4751973 13,184 14,385 12,679 2,418 1,216 13,880 6,492 1,505 327 7,669 1,468 165 34 1,599 3,775 742 316 4,201 405 5 538 — 216 5051974 12,522 13,414 11,987 2,078 1,186 12,879 5,825 1,145 297 6,672 1,244 107 45 1,306 4,100 814 420 4,494 395 12 423 — 240 5351975 11,441 12,021 10,871 1,661 1,081 11,451 5,463 953 263 6,152 1,251 125 64 1,313 3,345 569 327 3,587 385 14 427 — 198 5701976 12,807 13,743 12,207 2,130 1,193 13,143 6,171 1,307 295 7,182 1,426 154 59 1,521 3,715 655 319 4,052 375 13 520 — 245 6001977 13,642 15,066 12,642 2,513 1,089 14,066 6,611 1,689 268 8,033 1,514 148 26 1,636 3,641 651 304 3,988 385 25 491 — 261 1,0001978 14,651 16,325 13,126 2,857 1,183 14,800 6,818 1,939 304 8,453 1,551 167 25 1,693 3,817 735 309 4,244 395 15 545 — 225 1,5251979 15,606 16,994 13,401 2,769 1,381 14,789 6,804 1,819 366 8,257 1,433 137 32 1,538 4,136 792 359 4,568 405 21 623 — 280 2,2051980 15,415 16,342 12,310 2,395 1,469 13,237 5,910 1,530 407 7,032 1,210 81 30 1,260 4,254 765 510 4,509 415 20 522 — 278 3,1051981 14,765 15,800 11,585 2,342 1,307 12,620 5,361 1,493 397 6,457 1,195 99 53 1,241 4,199 734 452 4,481 425 16 405 — 220 3,1801982 14,620 15,718 11,265 2,406 1,309 12,363 5,118 1,418 332 6,204 1,178 122 35 1,266 4,021 733 429 4,325 435 19 513 114 178 3,3551983 16,039 17,527 12,804 2,921 1,432 14,292 6,122 1,815 384 7,553 1,409 179 44 1,545 4,267 760 444 4,583 445 26 560 139 156 3,2351984 16,870 18,708 13,250 3,187 1,349 15,088 6,444 1,975 350 8,070 1,420 161 28 1,553 4,372 878 412 4,838 455 23 559 148 145 3,6201985 16,773 18,764 13,323 3,366 1,376 15,314 6,384 2,184 317 8,251 1,428 194 25 1,597 4,432 919 420 4,931 465 16 615 53 144 3,4501986 17,594 19,409 14,498 3,353 1,539 16,313 7,079 2,119 394 8,804 1,479 199 45 1,632 4,881 974 515 5,340 475 13 585 49 151 3,0961987 18,420 20,142 15,344 3,475 1,754 17,066 7,610 2,173 510 9,272 1,600 240 57 1,784 4,982 1,014 530 5,466 495 13 657 35 158 3,0761988 18,661 19,891 15,595 3,337 2,106 16,825 7,678 2,050 704 9,024 1,565 201 72 1,694 5,075 1,015 563 5,527 510 11 767 59 218 3,0661989 18,736 19,778 15,695 3,425 2,383 16,737 7,514 2,228 655 9,088 1,454 114 97 1,471 5,149 1,027 608 5,568 555 7 753 49 271 3,0411990 18,540 19,328 15,521 3,095 2,307 16,309 7,261 1,909 589 8,581 1,423 97 109 1,410 5,313 1,042 646 5,709 562 4 674 43 288 3,0191991 17,893 18,317 14,865 2,811 2,387 15,289 6,717 1,714 619 7,811 1,267 83 95 1,255 5,397 972 741 5,629 551 2 602 41 332 3,0281992 18,303 19,054 15,259 3,096 2,344 16,010 6,962 1,960 561 8,361 1,294 100 106 1,288 5,516 998 801 5,712 610 7 524 31 351 3,0441993 18,005 19,337 14,921 3,475 2,143 16,253 6,797 2,240 532 8,504 1,293 100 100 1,293 5,423 1,075 724 5,774 621 15 460 46 326 3,0841994 18,217 19,727 15,083 3,649 2,139 16,593 6,828 2,395 512 8,711 1,320 94 86 1,328 5,576 1,119 758 5,937 576 18 429 23 354 3,1341995 18,133 19,785 15,196 3,917 2,265 16,849 6,581 2,522 460 8,643 1,303 107 89 1,321 5,972 1,226 888 6,310 513 13 451 49 377 2,9371996 18,135 19,801 15,396 3,907 2,241 17,062 7,021 2,618 451 9,188 1,284 97 87 1,295 5,753 1,119 865 6,007 500 18 422 53 416 2,7391997 18,100 19,893 15,558 4,029 2,236 17,351 7,120 2,621 454 9,287 1,211 114 103 1,222 5,936 1,226 873 6,289 485 20 384 47 422 2,542

aU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data have been revised.bIncludes pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent of wood pulp and paper and board.cIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.dPrior to 1989, pulpwood chips are not included in total production.e1995 to 1997 is preliminary. 
Table 4b—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 (thousand cubic meters, roundwood equivalent)a

Industrial roundwood use

Other 

industrial 

All products Total Lumber Plywood and veneer Pulpwood-based products products, 

 production 

Produc- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- and con- Im

Year tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion portsb portsb tion sumptionc po

1965 343,915 373,634 318,005 45,409 15,690 347,724 176,511 23,312 4,185 195,638 30,277 1,941 74 32,143 89,947 19,847 6,018 103,776 15,858 301966 349,592 378,987 325,664 47,804 18,409 355,059 176,088 23,391 5,149 194,330 31,225 2,318 117 33,426 96,051 21,662 6,842 110,871 15,999 431967 338,894 362,620 316,807 45,822 22,096 340,533 167,093 22,899 5,592 184,400 30,910 2,300 196 33,014 95,287 20,275 7,375 108,187 14,583 341968 351,255 377,236 331,433 51,471 25,490 357,414 171,478 27,342 5,118 193,702 34,376 3,498 161 37,713 100,213 20,273 8,579 111,908 13,734 351969 347,100 376,464 329,543 55,308 25,943 358,908 164,158 28,310 5,150 187,318 32,312 3,916 453 35,775 109,334 22,710 9,485 122,560 12,884 371970 347,085 370,753 331,935 53,699 30,030 355,604 160,100 27,362 5,580 181,881 33,480 3,778 349 36,909 113,906 21,906 11,686 124,125 12,035 651971 354,699 389,311 340,540 60,529 25,917 375,152 173,175 34,070 5,208 202,036 38,416 4,692 238 42,870 106,831 21,386 10,103 118,114 11,752 381972 363,792 401,598 350,341 68,305 30,499 388,148 178,150 42,063 6,565 213,648 41,788 5,831 519 47,100 104,705 20,234 9,186 115,753 11,468 171973 373,319 407,351 359,019 68,462 34,429 393,051 183,833 42,609 9,273 217,169 41,561 4,678 949 45,289 106,910 21,023 8,960 118,973 11,468 151974 354,581 379,851 339,431 58,840 33,570 364,702 164,950 32,416 8,422 188,945 35,219 3,039 1,281 36,978 116,108 23,038 11,898 127,247 11,185 341975 323,964 340,401 307,824 47,039 30,603 324,260 154,701 26,976 7,458 174,220 35,429 3,551 1,812 37,168 94,712 16,125 9,254 101,583 10,902 381976 362,654 389,166 345,664 60,303 33,791 372,175 174,740 37,008 8,364 203,384 40,380 4,369 1,681 43,068 105,204 18,556 9,026 114,735 10,619 371977 386,302 426,617 357,985 71,158 30,843 398,300 187,209 47,833 7,581 227,461 42,867 4,194 748 46,313 103,103 18,432 8,610 112,925 10,902 701978 414,875 462,287 371,691 80,908 33,495 419,104 193,064 54,918 8,616 239,366 43,912 4,729 694 47,947 108,088 20,822 8,743 120,167 11,185 431979 441,904 481,214 379,465 78,403 39,093 418,775 192,660 51,509 10,366 233,804 40,575 3,873 903 43,545 117,110 22,418 10,172 129,356 11,468 601980 436,501 462,743 348,576 67,833 41,590 374,819 167,356 43,313 11,536 199,132 34,250 2,285 847 35,688 120,449 21,657 14,436 127,670 11,752 571981 418,102 447,420 328,054 66,321 37,003 357,372 151,803 42,289 11,242 182,850 33,844 2,793 1,492 35,145 118,894 20,781 12,790 126,884 12,035 451982 414,000 445,083 318,997 68,143 37,060 350,080 144,923 40,156 9,405 175,673 33,367 3,464 989 35,843 113,858 20,756 12,134 122,480 12,318 531983 454,166 496,309 362,561 82,704 40,560 404,704 173,364 51,405 10,888 213,881 39,909 5,067 1,233 43,742 120,825 21,534 12,577 129,782 12,601 741984 477,719 529,750 375,211 90,241 38,210 427,243 182,478 55,939 9,905 228,512 40,206 4,559 797 43,968 123,812 24,874 11,677 137,009 12,884 661985 474,961 531,330 377,267 95,325 38,957 433,636 180,767 61,854 8,968 233,653 40,429 5,500 701 45,228 125,496 26,027 11,880 139,643 13,167 451986 498,213 549,595 410,543 94,949 43,567 461,926 200,444 60,002 11,156 249,290 41,882 5,626 1,282 46,226 138,208 27,581 14,570 151,219 13,451 351987 521,600 570,350 434,497 98,416 49,665 483,247 215,491 61,528 14,451 262,568 45,314 6,802 1,605 50,511 141,062 28,716 14,996 154,781 14,017 371988 528,414 563,264 441,594 94,490 59,640 476,444 217,405 58,052 19,922 255,536 44,315 5,703 2,042 47,976 143,700 28,744 15,944 156,500 14,442 301989 530,555 560,054 444,443 96,985 67,486 473,942 212,770 63,097 18,534 257,333 41,164 3,242 2,755 41,650 145,805 29,086 17,208 157,683 15,716 171990 525,000 547,316 439,511 87,642 65,326 461,827 205,620 54,070 16,689 243,002 40,292 2,733 3,093 39,933 150,436 29,514 18,297 161,653 15,914 101991 506,677 518,690 420,933 79,609 67,595 432,946 190,195 48,522 17,522 221,195 35,885 2,344 2,681 35,548 152,827 27,529 20,970 159,386 15,603 62 1992 518,273 539,557 432,076 87,671 66,388 453,360 197,144 55,510 15,891 236,763 36,653 2,832 3,001 36,485 156,204 28,251 22,695 161,760 17,273 191993 509,835 547,570 422,505 98,411 60,676 460,240 192,464 63,426 15,072 240,818 36,628 2,827 2,837 36,618 153,560 30,440 20,498 163,501 17,585 421994 515,837 558,605 427,092 103,326 60,558 469,860 193,345 67,821 14,493 246,673 37,378 2,657 2,436 37,599 157,888 31,694 21,457 168,124 16,311 501995 513,461 560,257 430,306 110,929 64,133 477,101 186,342 71,427 13,024 244,745 36,883 3,035 2,515 37,403 169,099 34,726 25,139 178,686 14,527 361996 513,529 560,703 435,961 110,629 63,455 483,134 198,811 74,143 12,772 260,182 36,365 2,752 2,458 36,659 162,899 31,700 24,498 170,101 14,159 521997 512,536 563,300 440,554 114,075 63,311 491,318 201,629 74,210 12,848 262,990 34,294 3,234 2,930 34,597 168,096 34,717 24,731 178,082 13,734 57

aU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data have been revised.bIncludes pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent of wood pulp and paper and board.cIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.dPrior to 1989, pulpwood chips are not included in total production.e1995 to 1997 is preliminary. 
Table 5a—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of softwood timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 (million cubic feet, roundwood equivalent)a

Industrial roundwood use

Other Fuelindustrial wood

All products Total Lumber Plywood and veneer Pulpwood-based products products, Logs Pulpwood chip producCon- Con- Con- Con- Con- production tion and

Produc- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- and con- Im- Ex - Im- Ex- conYear tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion portsb portsb tion sumptionc ports ports ports ports sumption

1965 8,498 9,330 8,318 1,297 465 9,150 4,583 771 130 5,224 944 14 2 956 2,313 510 155 2,668 300 2 178 — — 1801966 8,623 9,420 8,453 1,332 536 9,250 4,506 756 147 5,116 975 17 4 988 2,451 553 175 2,829 310 7 210 — — 1701967 8,447 9,089 8,287 1,301 659 8,929 4,272 756 163 4,866 972 16 6 983 2,458 523 190 2,791 285 5 300 — — 1601968 9,075 9,759 8,935 1,470 786 9,619 4,585 913 163 5,335 1,088 25 5 1,108 2,602 526 223 2,905 265 5 396 — — 1401969 9,011 9,766 8,886 1,549 794 9,641 4,430 930 164 5,196 1,023 29 15 1,037 2,812 584 244 3,152 250 7 371 — — 1251970 9,187 9,802 9,082 1,545 929 9,697 4,305 914 180 5,039 1,067 27 9 1,085 3,052 587 313 3,326 230 17 427 — — 1051971 9,375 10,328 9,275 1,728 774 10,228 4,696 1,133 149 5,680 1,232 33 7 1,258 2,760 552 261 3,052 230 9 357 — — 1001972 9,627 10,662 9,537 1,965 931 10,572 4,853 1,416 197 6,072 1,343 42 17 1,368 2,623 506 230 2,900 230 2 487 — — 901973 9,753 10,655 9,653 1,963 1,061 10,555 4,949 1,418 293 6,074 1,347 34 31 1,349 2,603 511 218 2,896 235 1 520 — — 1001974 9,060 9,728 8,950 1,663 996 9,618 4,341 1,075 263 5,153 1,148 22 41 1,129 2,823 559 289 3,094 235 7 404 — — 1101975 8,518 8,925 8,398 1,344 937 8,805 4,182 900 229 4,854 1,173 25 59 1,139 2,393 407 233 2,567 235 11 416 — — 1201976 9,612 10,328 9,482 1,760 1,045 10,198 4,765 1,255 261 5,759 1,342 32 54 1,320 2,630 463 225 2,868 240 11 505 — — 1301977 10,012 11,214 9,822 2,148 946 11,024 5,116 1,637 233 6,520 1,423 31 22 1,432 2,566 458 214 2,810 240 22 477 — — 1901978 10,375 11,803 10,090 2,425 997 11,518 5,233 1,870 235 6,869 1,460 37 22 1,474 2,629 505 212 2,923 240 13 528 — — 2851979 10,689 11,862 10,279 2,355 1,182 11,452 5,165 1,749 296 6,618 1,346 29 30 1,345 2,920 558 253 3,225 245 19 603 — — 4101980 9,800 10,651 9,225 2,061 1,210 10,076 4,309 1,477 320 5,466 1,133 18 27 1,124 3,041 547 365 3,223 245 18 497 — — 5751981 9,226 10,161 8,636 1,991 1,056 9,571 3,952 1,441 310 5,083 1,122 21 49 1,094 2,937 515 317 3,135 245 14 380 — — 5901982 8,961 9,907 8,341 2,042 1,097 9,287 3,728 1,387 268 4,847 1,085 25 32 1,077 2,783 500 298 2,984 248 16 498 114 — 6201983 10,034 11,327 9,439 2,466 1,172 10,732 4,573 1,780 298 6,056 1,307 39 41 1,305 2,766 484 291 2,960 249 23 542 139 — 5951984 10,283 11,878 9,648 2,689 1,094 11,243 4,719 1,931 258 6,393 1,318 36 26 1,329 2,821 554 271 3,105 250 19 539 148 — 6351985 10,275 11,947 9,670 2,804 1,132 11,342 4,709 2,132 246 6,595 1,336 46 22 1,359 2,772 562 267 3,067 256 11 597 53 — 6051986 10,996 12,535 10,478 2,767 1,228 12,017 5,263 2,070 303 7,031 1,385 47 42 1,390 3,011 593 321 3,282 257 8 562 49 — 5181987 11,719 13,157 11,206 2,845 1,407 12,644 5,639 2,103 381 7,361 1,499 62 53 1,508 3,158 634 340 3,452 277 11 633 35 — 5131988 11,763 12,848 11,255 2,739 1,654 12,340 5,603 1,992 495 7,100 1,465 51 66 1,450 3,182 627 358 3,452 270 9 735 59 — 5081989 11,672 12,696 11,169 2,876 1,853 12,193 5,423 2,164 504 7,083 1,357 30 90 1,296 3,223 631 386 3,468 294 3 719 48 154 5031990 11,466 12,280 10,968 2,583 1,769 11,782 5,154 1,865 439 6,580 1,328 26 101 1,253 3,376 647 417 3,605 298 2 639 43 174 4981991 10,900 11,515 10,402 2,346 1,730 11,017 4,785 1,672 455 6,002 1,178 23 83 1,118 3,433 610 479 3,563 292 1 556 40 157 4981992 11,062 12,038 10,563 2,579 1,602 11,539 4,981 1,911 389 6,503 1,209 29 91 1,147 3,436 602 509 3,530 323 6 489 31 125 4991993 10,592 12,047 10,090 2,884 1,429 11,545 4,745 2,180 350 6,575 1,205 29 88 1,146 3,261 617 443 3,436 329 14 422 45 127 5021994 10,781 12,429 10,268 3,026 1,378 11,916 4,883 2,329 319 6,893 1,219 27 75 1,172 3,336 633 460 3,508 305 15 387 22 138 5131995 10,639 12,441 10,158 3,230 1,427 11,961 4,603 2,461 276 6,788 1,195 31 77 1,149 3,548 682 534 3,696 272 9 408 47 132 4811996 10,625 12,513 10,177 3,249 1,361 12,065 4,799 2,553 261 7,090 1,177 30 75 1,131 3,434 603 522 3,515 265 13 381 50 122 4481997 10,574 12,530 10,158 3,274 1,318 12,114 4,864 2,542 240 7,166 1,104 35 92 1,047 3,456 639 509 3,586 257 13 332 44 144 416

aU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data have been revised.bIncludes pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent of wood pulp and paper and board.cIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.
Table 5b—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of softwood timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 (thousand cubic meters, roundwood equivalent)a

Industrial roundwood use

Other 

industrial 

All products Total Lumber Plywood and veneer Pulpwood-based products products, 

 Con- Con- Con- Con- Con- production 

Produc- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- Produc- Im- Ex- sump- and con- Im

Year tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion portsb portsb tion sumptionc por

1965 240,641 264,193 235,544 36,732 13,180 259,096 129,791 21,832 3,692 147,931 26,725 396 65 27,057 65,488 14,442 4,379 75,551 8,495 61966 244,183 266,740 239,369 37,724 15,166 261,927 127,607 21,418 4,162 144,862 27,615 469 103 27,980 69,409 15,645 4,942 80,113 8,778 191967 239,203 257,379 234,672 36,840 18,664 252,848 120,971 21,419 4,605 137,784 27,537 465 181 27,822 69,601 14,803 5,385 79,019 8,070 151968 256,978 276,332 253,013 41,624 22,270 272,367 129,838 25,862 4,624 151,076 30,800 716 139 31,377 73,669 14,895 6,304 82,260 7,504 151969 255,153 276,541 251,614 43,861 22,473 273,002 125,446 26,337 4,657 147,126 28,978 808 422 29,365 79,618 16,527 6,903 89,242 7,079 181970 260,143 277,570 257,170 43,742 26,316 274,596 121,894 25,882 5,086 142,689 30,228 759 259 30,728 86,432 16,620 8,867 94,184 6,513 481971 265,462 292,469 262,630 48,929 21,921 289,637 132,976 32,096 4,222 160,850 34,881 943 212 35,612 78,161 15,637 7,388 86,410 6,513 251972 272,613 301,903 270,064 55,652 26,362 299,355 137,429 40,089 5,578 171,940 38,034 1,176 471 38,738 74,285 14,336 6,509 82,112 6,513 51973 276,182 301,725 273,351 55,597 30,054 298,893 140,137 40,143 8,286 171,994 38,131 950 873 38,208 73,697 14,465 6,164 81,998 6,654 31974 256,557 275,461 253,442 47,104 28,200 272,346 122,916 30,443 7,435 145,923 32,500 614 1,158 31,957 79,940 15,840 8,176 87,604 6,654 201975 241,215 252,733 237,817 38,057 26,540 249,335 118,412 25,496 6,471 137,437 33,208 722 1,678 32,251 67,764 11,528 6,611 72,681 6,654 311976 272,181 292,444 268,500 49,845 29,582 288,763 134,934 35,528 7,377 163,085 38,015 894 1,533 37,375 74,461 13,118 6,377 81,202 6,796 301977 283,506 317,544 278,125 60,819 26,781 312,164 144,866 46,353 6,594 184,625 40,303 869 632 40,540 72,662 12,965 6,057 79,571 6,796 631978 293,790 334,224 285,720 68,663 28,229 326,154 148,196 52,945 6,643 194,498 41,330 1,051 636 41,745 74,458 14,308 6,010 82,757 6,796 351979 302,683 335,898 291,073 66,691 33,476 324,288 146,267 49,536 8,393 187,410 38,110 819 843 38,086 82,690 15,800 7,172 91,318 6,938 531980 277,506 301,608 261,224 58,363 34,261 285,326 122,015 41,833 9,070 154,778 32,076 517 773 31,820 86,112 15,497 10,335 91,274 6,938 511981 261,251 287,729 244,544 56,384 29,906 271,022 111,899 40,809 8,775 143,933 31,769 607 1,394 30,982 83,172 14,571 8,970 88,773 6,938 391982 253,752 280,525 236,196 57,828 31,056 262,968 105,553 39,278 7,585 137,246 30,713 707 910 30,511 78,798 14,160 8,451 84,507 7,021 441983 284,119 320,744 267,270 69,820 33,195 303,896 129,505 50,418 8,446 171,477 37,016 1,092 1,150 36,958 78,335 13,715 8,241 83,809 7,057 641984 291,175 336,354 273,194 76,147 30,969 318,372 133,637 54,691 7,310 181,017 37,321 1,030 730 37,621 79,888 15,694 7,666 87,916 7,086 521985 290,949 338,291 273,817 79,395 32,053 321,159 133,356 60,374 6,965 186,764 37,830 1,290 628 38,492 78,485 15,915 7,556 86,844 7,242 321986 311,387 354,963 296,718 78,358 34,781 340,295 149,037 58,626 8,576 199,086 39,221 1,330 1,176 39,375 85,272 16,782 9,104 92,950 7,263 231987 331,858 372,570 317,331 80,552 39,840 358,044 159,678 59,555 10,781 208,452 42,448 1,747 1,496 42,699 89,420 17,943 9,626 97,737 7,849 311988 333,100 363,808 318,715 77,553 46,845 349,423 158,666 56,404 14,026 201,044 41,470 1,445 1,869 41,047 90,115 17,766 10,139 97,742 7,654 251989 330,526 359,500 316,282 81,445 52,470 345,257 153,563 61,281 14,276 200,568 38,426 842 2,556 36,712 91,266 17,866 10,940 98,193 8,329 91990 324,696 347,726 310,594 73,134 50,104 333,624 145,955 52,802 12,421 186,336 37,600 732 2,851 35,482 95,589 18,323 11,816 102,096 8,435 51991 308,641 326,062 294,539 66,423 49,002 311,960 135,498 47,333 12,875 169,955 33,366 645 2,360 31,650 97,201 17,265 13,562 100,904 8,269 31992 313,241 340,894 299,111 73,029 45,376 326,764 141,038 54,104 11,008 184,134 34,237 822 2,582 32,477 97,296 17,056 14,402 99,950 9,155 161993 299,921 341,123 285,706 81,674 40,471 326,908 134,376 61,729 9,907 186,198 34,108 813 2,480 32,441 92,349 17,469 12,532 97,287 9,320 381994 305,300 351,956 290,773 85,681 39,024 337,430 138,286 65,937 9,022 195,200 34,528 774 2,116 33,186 94,453 17,915 13,025 99,344 8,645 421995 301,270 352,303 287,657 91,450 40,417 338,690 130,344 69,679 7,809 192,214 33,845 891 2,189 32,547 100,474 19,301 15,124 104,651 7,699 241996 300,871 354,331 288,173 91,996 38,536 341,633 135,888 72,284 7,396 200,776 33,317 843 2,134 32,026 97,231 17,074 14,773 99,532 7,504 371997 299,419 354,818 287,635 92,709 37,309 343,035 137,743 71,984 6,808 202,919 31,264 994 2,597 29,662 97,859 18,107 14,415 101,551 7,279 38

aU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data have been revised.bIncludes pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent of wood pulp and paper and board.cIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.
Table 6a—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of hardwood timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 (million cubic feet, roundwood equivalent)a

Industrial roundwood use

Other Fuelindustrial wood

All products Total Lumber Plywood and veneer Pulpwood-based products products, Logs Pulpwood chip produc-

 production tion and

Produc- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- and con- Im- Ex - Im- Ex - conYear tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion portsb portsb tion sumptionc ports ports ports ports sumption

1965 3,647 3,865 2,912 306 89 3,130 1,650 52 17 1,685 125 55 0 180 864 191 58 997 260 9 13 — — 7351966 3,722 3,964 3,047 356 115 3,289 1,712 70 35 1,747 127 65 0 192 941 212 67 1,086 255 8 12 — — 6751967 3,521 3,717 2,901 317 121 3,097 1,629 52 35 1,646 119 65 1 183 907 193 70 1,030 230 7 16 — — 6201968 3,329 3,563 2,769 348 114 3,003 1,470 52 17 1,505 126 98 1 224 937 190 80 1,047 220 7 15 — — 5601969 3,247 3,529 2,752 404 123 3,034 1,367 70 17 1,419 118 110 1 226 1,049 218 91 1,177 205 6 13 — — 4951970 3,070 3,291 2,640 352 131 2,861 1,349 52 17 1,384 115 107 3 218 970 187 100 1,057 195 6 11 — — 4301971 3,151 3,420 2,751 410 141 3,020 1,420 70 35 1,454 125 132 1 256 1,012 203 96 1,120 185 5 9 — — 4001972 3,220 3,521 2,835 447 146 3,136 1,438 70 35 1,473 133 164 2 295 1,074 208 95 1,188 175 4 15 — — 3851973 3,430 3,730 3,025 454 155 3,325 1,543 87 35 1,595 121 132 3 250 1,173 232 99 1,306 170 4 18 — — 4051974 3,462 3,686 3,037 414 190 3,261 1,484 70 35 1,519 96 86 4 177 1,277 254 131 1,400 160 5 19 — — 4251975 2,922 3,096 2,472 317 143 2,646 1,282 52 35 1,299 78 100 5 174 952 162 93 1,021 150 3 11 — — 4501976 3,195 3,416 2,725 369 149 2,946 1,406 52 35 1,423 84 123 5 201 1,086 192 94 1,184 135 2 15 — — 4701977 3,630 3,852 2,820 365 143 3,042 1,495 52 35 1,513 91 117 4 204 1,075 193 90 1,178 145 2 14 — — 8101978 4,276 4,522 3,036 432 186 3,282 1,585 70 70 1,585 91 130 2 219 1,188 230 97 1,321 155 3 18 — — 1,2401979 4,917 5,132 3,122 414 198 3,337 1,638 70 70 1,638 87 108 2 193 1,216 234 106 1,343 160 2 21 — — 1,7951980 5,615 5,690 3,085 334 259 3,160 1,601 52 87 1,566 77 62 3 137 1,213 218 145 1,285 170 2 24 — — 2,5301981 5,539 5,639 2,949 351 251 3,049 1,409 52 87 1,374 73 77 3 147 1,262 219 135 1,346 180 2 25 — — 2,5901982 5,659 5,811 2,924 364 212 3,076 1,390 31 64 1,357 94 97 3 188 1,238 233 130 1,341 187 3 15 — — 2,7351983 6,005 6,200 3,365 455 260 3,560 1,549 35 86 1,497 102 140 3 240 1,500 276 153 1,624 196 4 18 — — 2,6401984 6,588 6,830 3,603 498 256 3,845 1,725 44 92 1,677 102 125 2 224 1,551 324 142 1,734 205 5 20 — — 2,9851985 6,498 6,817 3,653 563 244 3,972 1,674 52 71 1,656 92 149 3 238 1,660 357 153 1,865 209 5 18 — — 2,8451986 6,598 6,873 4,020 586 310 4,295 1,815 49 91 1,773 94 152 4 242 1,869 381 193 2,058 219 4 22 — — 2,5781987 6,701 6,985 4,138 631 347 4,422 1,971 70 130 1,911 101 179 4 276 1,824 380 190 2,015 218 2 24 — — 2,5631988 6,897 7,044 4,339 598 452 4,486 2,074 58 208 1,924 100 150 6 245 1,892 388 205 2,075 240 2 33 — — 2,5581989 7,064 7,082 4,526 549 530 4,544 2,091 64 150 2,005 97 85 7 174 1,926 396 221 2,101 261 3 34 1 117 2,5381990 7,074 7,048 4,553 512 538 4,527 2,107 45 151 2,001 95 71 9 157 1,937 395 229 2,103 264 2 35 0 114 2,5211991 6,994 6,803 4,464 466 657 4,273 1,932 42 164 1,809 89 60 11 138 1,964 362 262 2,065 259 1 45 0 174 2,5301992 7,241 7,016 4,696 517 742 4,471 1,981 50 172 1,859 85 71 15 142 2,080 395 293 2,183 287 1 36 0 226 2,5451993 7,413 7,291 4,831 591 714 4,709 2,051 60 182 1,929 89 71 13 148 2,162 458 281 2,338 292 1 38 1 199 2,5821994 7,435 7,298 4,814 623 760 4,677 1,944 67 193 1,818 101 67 11 156 2,240 487 298 2,429 271 3 42 1 216 2,6211995 7,493 7,344 5,038 688 838 4,888 1,978 62 184 1,855 107 76 12 172 2,423 545 354 2,615 241 4 43 2 245 2,4561996 7,510 7,288 5,219 658 880 4,997 2,222 66 190 2,098 108 67 11 164 2,319 517 343 2,492 235 5 41 3 295 2,2911997 7,526 7,362 5,400 755 918 5,237 2,256 79 213 2,121 107 79 12 174 2,480 587 364 2,703 228 7 51 3 278 2,126

aU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data have been revised.bIncludes pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent of wood pulp and paper and board.cIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.
Table 6b—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of hardwood timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 (thousand cubic meters, roundwood equivalent)a

Industrial roundwood use

Other 

industrial 

All products Total Lumber Plywood and veneer Pulpwood-based products products, 

 production 

Produc- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- Produc- Im- Ex- Consump- and con- Im

Year tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion portsb portsb tion sumptionc po

1965 103,274 109,441 82,461 8,677 2,510 88,628 46,720 1,480 493 47,707 3,552 1,544 10 5,086 24,458 5,405 1,638 28,225 7,362 241966 105,409 112,246 86,295 10,080 3,243 93,132 48,481 1,973 987 49,468 3,610 1,849 14 5,445 26,642 6,016 1,900 30,758 7,221 241967 99,691 105,242 82,135 8,982 3,432 87,685 46,122 1,480 987 46,616 3,373 1,835 15 5,193 25,687 5,472 1,990 29,169 6,513 191968 94,277 100,904 78,420 9,847 3,221 85,047 41,639 1,480 493 42,626 3,576 2,782 23 6,335 26,545 5,378 2,275 29,648 6,230 201969 91,947 99,923 77,930 11,446 3,470 85,906 38,712 1,973 493 40,192 3,334 3,108 32 6,410 29,716 6,183 2,582 33,317 5,805 181970 86,942 93,184 74,765 9,957 3,714 81,007 38,206 1,480 493 39,192 3,252 3,019 90 6,181 27,474 5,286 2,819 29,941 5,522 171971 89,237 96,842 77,910 11,600 3,996 85,515 40,199 1,973 987 41,186 3,535 3,749 26 7,258 28,671 5,749 2,716 31,704 5,239 121972 91,179 99,695 80,277 12,653 4,137 88,793 40,721 1,973 987 41,708 3,755 4,655 48 8,361 30,420 5,898 2,677 33,641 4,955 121973 97,137 105,627 85,668 12,865 4,375 94,158 43,696 2,467 987 45,176 3,429 3,727 76 7,081 33,213 6,558 2,797 36,975 4,814 111974 98,024 104,391 85,990 11,736 5,370 92,356 42,035 1,973 987 43,021 2,719 2,425 123 5,020 36,168 7,198 3,722 39,643 4,531 141975 82,749 87,668 70,006 8,982 4,063 74,925 36,290 1,480 987 36,783 2,221 2,829 134 4,916 26,948 4,597 2,643 28,901 4,248 71976 90,473 96,721 77,164 10,458 4,210 83,412 39,806 1,480 987 40,299 2,365 3,475 147 5,692 30,743 5,438 2,648 33,533 3,823 61977 102,796 109,073 79,859 10,339 4,062 86,137 42,343 1,480 987 42,836 2,564 3,325 116 5,773 30,441 5,466 2,553 33,354 4,106 61978 121,084 128,063 85,971 12,245 5,266 92,950 44,868 1,973 1,973 44,868 2,582 3,678 58 6,202 33,630 6,514 2,733 37,410 4,389 81979 139,221 145,316 88,392 11,712 5,617 94,487 46,394 1,973 1,973 46,394 2,465 3,054 60 5,459 34,420 6,618 3,000 38,038 4,531 61980 158,995 161,135 87,353 9,470 7,329 89,493 45,341 1,480 2,467 44,354 2,174 1,768 74 3,868 34,337 6,161 4,101 36,396 4,814 61981 156,851 159,692 83,510 9,938 7,096 86,351 39,904 1,480 2,467 38,917 2,075 2,187 98 4,164 35,722 6,210 3,820 38,112 5,097 61982 160,248 164,558 82,801 10,314 6,004 87,111 39,369 878 1,820 38,427 2,654 2,757 79 5,332 35,059 6,596 3,683 37,973 5,297 81983 170,047 175,565 95,290 12,883 7,366 100,808 43,859 987 2,442 42,403 2,892 3,975 83 6,785 42,490 7,819 4,335 45,973 5,544 101984 186,543 193,397 102,017 14,094 7,241 108,871 48,842 1,248 2,595 47,495 2,885 3,530 67 6,348 43,924 9,180 4,010 49,094 5,798 131985 184,012 193,039 103,450 15,931 6,904 112,477 47,411 1,480 2,003 46,888 2,599 4,210 73 6,736 47,011 10,112 4,324 52,799 5,925 121986 186,826 194,632 113,825 16,591 8,785 121,630 51,407 1,376 2,580 50,204 2,662 4,296 107 6,851 52,936 10,799 5,466 58,269 6,187 121987 189,742 197,780 117,166 17,864 9,826 125,204 55,813 1,973 3,670 54,116 2,867 5,055 109 7,813 51,642 10,772 5,370 57,045 6,167 61988 195,314 199,456 122,879 16,938 12,795 127,021 58,739 1,648 5,895 54,492 2,844 4,257 173 6,929 53,585 10,977 5,805 58,758 6,788 51989 200,029 200,554 128,161 15,540 15,016 128,685 59,207 1,815 4,257 56,765 2,738 2,400 199 4,939 54,539 11,220 6,268 59,490 7,386 81990 200,304 199,590 128,917 14,509 15,223 128,203 59,666 1,268 4,267 56,666 2,692 2,000 242 4,451 54,847 11,191 6,481 59,557 7,480 41991 198,035 192,628 126,393 13,186 18,593 120,986 54,698 1,189 4,647 51,240 2,519 1,699 320 3,898 55,626 10,265 7,408 58,483 7,333 21992 205,033 198,663 132,966 14,642 21,012 126,596 56,107 1,406 4,884 52,629 2,416 2,010 419 4,008 58,908 11,195 8,293 61,810 8,118 31993 209,914 206,446 136,799 16,737 20,204 133,332 58,088 1,697 5,165 54,620 2,520 2,014 357 4,177 61,211 12,971 7,967 66,214 8,265 31994 210,538 206,649 136,319 17,644 21,533 132,430 55,059 1,885 5,471 51,473 2,850 1,883 320 4,413 63,434 13,779 8,433 68,781 7,666 71995 212,192 207,954 142,649 19,478 23,716 138,411 55,999 1,748 5,216 52,531 3,038 2,145 326 4,856 68,625 15,425 10,014 74,036 6,828 111996 212,659 206,372 147,788 18,633 24,920 141,501 62,923 1,859 5,376 59,406 3,048 1,909 324 4,633 65,667 14,626 9,725 70,569 6,654 141997 213,117 208,482 152,919 21,366 26,002 148,283 63,885 2,226 6,040 60,071 3,030 2,239 334 4,935 70,237 16,610 10,316 76,531 6,455 19

aU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data have been revised.bIncludes pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent of wood pulp and paper and board.cIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.
Table 7a—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products in tons, by major product, 1965–1997 (million tonsa, air-dry weight)b

Product from industrial roundwood

Other FuelAll products Total Lumberc Plywood and veneerd Panel productse Wood pulpf industrial Logs Pulpwood chip wood

products, producPro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- production tion and

duc- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- and con- Im- Ex- Im- Ex- consumpYear tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tiong tionh portsi portsj tion tion portsk portsl tion sumptionm ports ports ports ports tion 

1965 126.6 136.0 113.6 16.5 7.0 123.0 53.3 5.3 0.9 57.6 8.1 0.7 0.0 8.8 4.5 0.7 0.0 5.2 36.6 9.7 2.9 43.3 8 0.2 3 — 0.1 131966 129.6 138.8 117.6 17.6 8.4 126.8 53.4 5.3 1.2 57.5 8.4 0.8 0.0 9.1 4.7 0.5 0.0 5.2 39.4 10.7 3.4 46.7 8 0.2 3 — 0.3 121967 126.5 132.7 115.5 16.8 10.7 121.7 50.7 5.2 1.3 54.6 8.2 0.8 0.1 9.0 4.7 0.5 0.0 5.2 39.0 10.1 3.7 45.4 7 0.2 5 — 0.7 111968 134.2 139.4 124.2 18.7 13.5 129.4 51.2 6.2 1.1 56.2 9.1 1.2 0.0 10.3 5.6 0.7 0.1 6.3 43.4 10.3 4.4 49.4 7 0.2 6 — 1.5 101969 133.1 138.9 124.1 20.1 14.2 129.9 48.8 6.4 1.1 54.1 8.6 1.4 0.1 9.9 6.4 0.8 0.1 7.1 45.6 11.2 4.7 52.2 7 0.2 6 — 2.2 91970 131.4 133.7 123.4 18.8 16.5 125.7 47.7 6.2 1.2 52.6 8.9 1.3 0.1 10.1 6.5 0.5 0.1 6.9 44.8 10.4 5.5 49.6 6 0.4 7 — 2.8 81971 136.3 143.0 129.3 21.2 14.5 136.0 51.4 7.7 1.2 57.9 10.2 1.7 0.1 11.8 7.8 0.8 0.1 8.4 46.1 10.9 5.1 51.9 6 0.2 6 — 2.3 71972 145.1 151.7 138.1 24.2 17.6 144.7 52.8 9.4 1.5 60.7 11.0 2.1 0.1 13.0 8.7 1.2 0.1 9.8 49.1 11.4 5.2 55.3 6 0.1 8 — 2.9 71973 150.7 155.3 143.7 24.7 20.0 148.3 54.7 9.6 2.1 62.2 10.9 1.7 0.2 12.4 9.1 1.2 0.2 10.1 50.9 12.1 5.1 57.8 6 0.1 8 — 4.0 71974 142.2 144.0 134.2 21.6 19.8 136.0 49.4 7.3 1.9 54.8 9.2 1.1 0.3 10.0 8.3 0.9 0.3 9.0 50.5 12.1 6.3 56.4 6 0.2 7 — 4.4 81975 131.1 130.1 123.1 16.9 17.8 122.1 45.9 6.1 1.7 50.3 9.2 1.3 0.5 10.0 8.1 0.3 0.2 8.2 44.0 9.0 5.2 47.9 6 0.2 7 — 3.7 81976 147.7 148.6 139.7 21.2 20.3 140.6 51.9 8.3 1.9 58.3 10.5 1.6 0.4 11.6 9.8 0.6 0.3 10.1 49.7 10.6 5.2 55.1 5 0.2 8 — 4.5 81977 160.6 165.2 146.6 24.4 19.8 151.2 55.4 10.6 1.7 64.3 11.0 1.5 0.2 12.3 11.0 0.8 0.2 11.6 51.2 11.1 5.2 57.1 6 0.4 8 — 4.8 141978 171.5 179.0 150.5 27.6 20.1 158.0 57.3 12.3 2.0 67.5 11.4 1.7 0.2 12.9 11.2 1.1 0.1 12.2 52.3 12.3 5.2 59.5 6 0.2 8 — 4.2 211979 184.2 187.8 153.2 27.1 23.5 156.8 57.7 11.6 2.4 66.8 10.7 1.4 0.2 11.8 10.9 1.0 0.2 11.8 53.3 12.8 5.8 60.3 6 0.3 10 — 5.2 311980 186.5 185.8 142.5 23.7 24.4 141.8 51.3 9.9 2.8 58.4 9.2 0.8 0.2 9.8 9.1 0.7 0.1 9.6 53.8 12.1 8.0 57.8 6 0.3 8 — 5.2 441981 179.1 181.4 134.1 23.3 21.0 136.4 45.8 9.5 2.7 52.6 9.2 1.0 0.4 9.8 9.0 0.7 0.3 9.5 53.7 11.9 7.3 58.3 6 0.3 6 — 4.1 451982 177.9 179.9 130.9 22.7 20.7 132.9 43.7 8.9 2.2 50.4 9.3 1.2 0.3 10.2 8.3 0.8 0.1 9.0 52.1 11.5 6.9 56.8 6 0.3 8 — 3.3 471983 192.6 197.8 147.6 27.3 22.1 152.8 52.5 11.5 2.6 61.4 11.1 1.8 0.3 12.5 11.3 1.2 0.1 12.3 54.9 12.4 7.4 59.9 6 0.4 9 — 2.9 451984 207.1 216.7 156.1 30.8 21.3 165.7 56.2 12.8 2.4 66.6 11.4 1.7 0.2 12.8 11.6 1.4 0.1 12.9 59.1 14.6 7.1 66.6 7 0.4 9 — 2.7 511985 201.8 212.7 152.8 32.8 21.9 163.7 55.7 14.2 2.2 67.8 11.6 2.0 0.2 13.4 11.5 1.4 0.3 12.6 55.1 14.9 7.1 63.0 7 0.2 10 — 2.7 491986 206.2 218.3 162.2 35.7 23.7 174.3 62.0 13.9 2.7 73.2 12.2 2.1 0.4 14.0 11.8 1.5 0.3 13.0 57.5 15.5 8.4 64.6 7 0.2 9 2 2.8 441987 215.8 226.6 172.8 37.4 26.6 183.6 67.3 14.5 3.6 78.2 13.4 2.6 0.5 15.5 12.0 1.5 0.4 13.1 59.9 16.7 9.0 67.7 7 0.2 10 2 2.9 431988 221.0 228.0 178.0 39.0 32.0 185.0 68.4 13.7 5.2 76.9 13.3 2.2 0.6 14.9 12.1 1.3 0.5 12.9 61.0 17.1 9.8 68.3 7 0.2 12 5 4.0 431989 222.7 227.5 179.7 38.2 33.4 184.5 67.9 15.1 4.7 78.3 13.0 1.3 0.9 13.4 12.7 1.0 0.6 13.1 61.6 17.1 10.5 68.2 8 0.1 12 4 5.0 431990 219.7 221.9 177.7 35.1 32.9 179.9 66.0 13.0 4.3 74.7 12.8 1.1 1.0 13.0 12.7 1.0 0.8 12.9 62.3 17.2 11.1 68.4 8 0.1 10 3 5.3 421991 214.1 212.1 171.1 32.5 34.4 169.1 60.9 11.6 4.6 68.0 11.6 1.0 0.9 11.7 12.7 0.8 0.9 12.7 62.5 16.1 12.7 65.9 8 0.0 9 3 6.1 431992 218.9 218.1 175.9 34.4 35.2 175.1 63.1 13.3 4.2 72.3 11.9 1.2 1.0 12.1 14.2 0.9 1.1 13.9 63.3 16.9 14.2 65.9 9 0.1 8 2 6.5 431993 215.9 222.8 172.9 39.6 32.7 179.8 62.1 15.3 4.0 73.3 12.1 1.2 0.9 12.3 14.6 1.0 1.2 14.4 62.1 18.6 13.3 67.3 9 0.2 7 3 6.0 431994 219.0 226.2 175.0 41.0 33.7 182.2 62.2 16.4 4.0 74.7 12.5 1.1 0.8 12.8 15.1 1.6 1.5 15.2 63.7 19.6 14.3 69.0 8 0.3 7 2 6.5 441995 217.1 226.8 173.1 45.8 36.0 182.8 60.5 17.3 3.6 74.2 12.5 1.3 0.9 13.0 15.0 1.6 1.7 14.9 63.8 20.3 15.9 68.2 7 0.2 7 5 7.0 441996 224.3 233.2 180.3 45.6 36.7 189.2 65.3 18.2 3.6 79.9 12.6 1.2 0.8 12.9 16.7 1.7 1.7 16.7 64.4 18.8 16.3 66.9 7 0.3 7 5 7.7 441997 224.5 236.1 180.5 48.3 36.7 192.1 66.3 18.3 3.7 81.0 12.1 1.4 1.0 12.4 17.0 1.9 1.5 17.3 64.4 21.0 16.7 68.7 7 0.3 6 5 7.8 44

aConversion factors taken from GTR RM-199 (36), p. 262, table B-7.bU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data for wood pulp have been revised; Air-dry weight contains 15% moisture content. cIncludes hardwood and softwood pallets. Pallets equate 20% of lumber.dIncludes hardwood and softwood plywood and laminated veneer lumber. LVL begins in 1980.eIncludes hardboard, particleboard, insulating board, OSB and MDF. OSB begins in 1980 and MDF begins in 1970.fExcludes wood pulp used in hardboard and insulating board. Includes wood pulp and other. Wood pulp/1000 added to other/100 (Table 42). gExcludes veneer produced and consumed in industries other than the plywood industry.hDoesn't include MDF until 1975 or OSB until 1985.iDoesn't include OSB.jDoesn't include OSB, MDF, or Paperboard until 1967.kIncludes both wood pulp and the wood pulp equivalent of paper and board except hardboard and insulating board.lIncludes pulpwood (except chips), wood pulp, and the wood pulp equivalent of paper and board except hardboard and insulating board. mIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items. 
Table 7b—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of timber products in tons, by major product, 1965–1997 (thousand metric tonsa, air-dry weight)b

Product from industrial roundwood

Other 

All products Total Lumberc Plywood and veneerd Panel productse Wood pulpf industrial 

products, 

Pro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- Pro- Con- production 

duc- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- duc- Im- Ex- sump- and con- 

Year tion tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tion tion ports ports tiong tionh portsi portsj tion tion portsk portsl tion sumptionm p

1965 114,791 123,392 103,000 14,948 6,348 111,601 48,321 4,786 859 52,248 7,353 626 18 7,961 4,096 613 33 4,676 33,196 8,770 2,659 39,307 7,256 1966 117,571 125,927 106,687 15,988 7,632 115,043 48,434 4,850 1,100 52,184 7,577 749 28 8,297 4,249 492 45 4,695 35,707 9,683 3,058 42,332 7,321 1967 114,776 120,346 104,799 15,242 9,672 110,369 45,969 4,698 1,188 49,478 7,477 743 47 8,173 4,272 488 43 4,717 35,339 9,141 3,325 41,154 6,673 1968 121,716 126,406 112,646 16,918 12,228 117,336 46,420 5,581 1,036 50,966 8,295 1,129 40 9,384 5,122 668 54 5,736 39,388 9,363 3,963 44,789 6,284 1969 120,680 126,025 112,517 18,194 12,850 117,862 44,263 5,822 1,036 49,049 7,793 1,263 108 8,949 5,796 745 70 6,471 41,385 10,180 4,252 47,313 5,896 1970 119,214 121,222 111,958 17,018 15,010 113,966 43,232 5,581 1,124 47,689 8,051 1,221 91 9,182 5,850 494 95 6,249 40,631 9,397 5,014 45,014 5,507 1971 123,648 129,740 117,299 19,234 13,142 123,391 46,614 6,970 1,100 52,484 9,215 1,516 58 10,674 7,052 683 107 7,628 41,829 9,875 4,666 47,039 5,377 1972 131,593 137,561 125,244 21,970 16,002 131,212 47,857 8,560 1,365 55,052 10,014 1,884 125 11,773 7,862 1,130 135 8,857 44,565 10,308 4,680 50,193 5,248 1973 136,664 140,874 130,315 22,376 18,166 134,525 49,576 8,713 1,895 56,393 9,923 1,510 226 11,207 8,231 1,122 175 9,177 46,137 10,956 4,668 52,425 5,248 1974 128,932 130,572 121,676 19,555 17,915 123,316 44,813 6,617 1,718 49,711 8,387 982 308 9,061 7,572 784 236 8,120 45,811 11,000 5,678 51,133 5,118 1975 118,880 118,004 111,624 15,313 16,189 110,748 41,653 5,493 1,542 45,604 8,376 1,146 431 9,092 7,382 286 205 7,463 39,913 8,196 4,700 43,408 4,989 1976 133,989 134,801 126,733 19,265 18,454 127,545 47,067 7,524 1,718 52,873 9,480 1,410 400 10,490 8,848 529 234 9,144 45,053 9,618 4,676 49,995 4,859 1977 145,626 149,833 132,928 22,127 17,920 137,135 50,208 9,645 1,542 58,311 10,021 1,352 183 11,190 10,007 714 217 10,504 46,428 10,069 4,704 51,793 4,989 1978 155,524 162,314 136,477 25,066 18,275 143,267 51,970 11,122 1,846 61,246 10,324 1,516 165 11,674 10,190 1,019 123 11,086 47,434 11,191 4,700 53,925 5,118 1979 167,053 170,370 138,936 24,588 21,271 142,253 52,307 10,504 2,200 60,611 9,667 1,247 216 10,698 9,926 952 139 10,739 48,331 11,587 5,260 54,659 5,248 1980 169,189 168,544 129,281 21,527 22,173 128,636 46,534 8,938 2,529 52,944 8,335 732 208 8,860 8,229 627 133 8,722 48,801 10,944 7,299 52,446 5,377 1981 162,467 164,555 121,652 21,157 19,069 123,740 41,555 8,585 2,440 47,699 8,344 898 367 8,875 8,134 680 235 8,579 48,714 10,767 6,628 52,853 5,507 1982 161,366 163,196 118,737 20,599 18,770 120,567 39,676 8,045 2,000 45,721 8,395 1,118 248 9,266 7,554 704 76 8,182 47,277 10,469 6,248 51,498 5,636 1983 174,726 179,443 133,911 24,738 20,021 138,628 47,576 10,464 2,381 55,659 10,030 1,635 308 11,358 10,231 1,053 95 11,188 49,810 11,215 6,739 54,286 5,766 1984 187,867 196,531 141,610 27,940 19,277 150,274 50,995 11,605 2,212 60,387 10,333 1,501 205 11,630 10,516 1,255 103 11,668 53,586 13,249 6,472 60,364 5,896 1985 183,051 192,957 138,608 29,766 19,861 148,514 50,552 12,913 1,955 61,510 10,522 1,849 184 12,187 10,458 1,244 234 11,468 49,990 13,537 6,427 57,100 6,025 1986 187,017 197,972 147,109 32,410 21,454 158,064 56,255 12,616 2,474 66,398 11,081 1,921 340 12,662 10,682 1,334 240 11,776 52,182 14,096 7,647 58,630 6,155 1987 195,722 205,571 156,721 33,965 24,116 166,570 61,081 13,154 3,307 70,928 12,148 2,330 428 14,050 10,848 1,335 339 11,843 54,333 15,181 8,145 61,369 6,414 1988 200,464 206,809 161,463 35,328 28,983 167,808 61,998 12,411 4,696 69,713 12,106 1,991 557 13,540 10,989 1,163 426 11,726 55,317 15,521 8,859 61,980 6,608 1989 202,004 206,364 163,003 34,651 30,290 167,363 61,561 13,732 4,300 70,992 11,778 1,177 783 12,172 11,516 940 574 11,882 55,828 15,521 9,504 61,845 7,191 1990 199,270 201,261 161,176 31,858 29,866 163,167 59,884 11,766 3,916 67,734 11,648 1,001 887 11,763 11,539 880 712 11,707 56,510 15,566 10,039 62,037 7,282 1991 194,147 192,376 155,146 29,443 31,214 153,375 55,268 10,540 4,134 61,673 10,505 866 790 10,581 11,543 717 771 11,489 56,670 14,638 11,499 59,809 7,139 1992 198,565 197,841 159,564 31,203 31,926 158,840 57,263 12,087 3,817 65,533 10,823 1,053 901 10,976 12,871 774 1,021 12,624 57,433 15,298 12,918 59,813 7,904 1993 195,799 202,092 156,798 35,935 29,642 163,091 56,321 13,851 3,667 66,505 10,970 1,060 855 11,175 13,237 882 1,083 13,035 56,281 16,858 12,094 61,045 8,046 1994 198,596 205,153 158,688 37,152 30,595 165,245 56,453 14,915 3,594 67,774 11,353 1,004 743 11,615 13,694 1,436 1,351 13,780 57,754 17,794 12,937 62,610 7,463 1995 196,888 205,743 156,980 41,520 32,665 165,835 54,832 15,736 3,265 67,304 11,373 1,157 774 11,755 13,571 1,487 1,550 13,509 57,885 18,381 14,405 61,861 6,647 1996 203,472 211,547 163,564 41,323 33,248 171,639 59,203 16,494 3,241 72,456 11,384 1,052 765 11,670 15,182 1,513 1,557 15,137 58,404 17,069 14,771 60,702 6,479 1997 203,629 214,168 163,721 43,808 33,269 174,260 60,161 16,589 3,320 73,430 10,930 1,247 915 11,262 15,427 1,679 1,394 15,712 58,451 19,054 15,172 62,333 6,284 

aConversion factors taken from GTR RM-199 (36), p. 262, table B-7.bU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); Data are in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding; Data for wood pulp have been revised; Air-dry weight contains 15% cIncludes hardwood and softwood pallets. Pallets equate 20% of lumber.dIncludes hardwood and softwood plywood and laminated veneer lumber. LVL begins in 1980.eIncludes hardboard, particleboard, insulating board, OSB, and MDF. fExcludes wood pulp used in hardboard and insulating board. Includes wood pulp and other. Wood pulp/1000 added to other/100 (Table 42).gExcludes veneer produced and consumed in industries other than the plywood industry.hDoesn't include MDF until 1975 or OSB until 1985.iDoesn't include OSB.jDoesn't include OSB, MDF, or paperboard until 1967.kIncludes both wood pulp and the wood pulp equivalent of paper and board except hardboard and insulating board.lIncludes pulpwood (except chips), wood pulp, and the wood pulp equivalent of paper and board except hardboard and insulating board.mIncludes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items. 
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Table 8a—Per capita consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997a

Industrial roundwood used for

 Other

All Total industrial

Year products roundwood Plywood and veneer Pulp products productsb Fuelwood

Cubic Cubic Cubic Board feet Cubic Board feet Cubic Cubic Cubic

feet feet feet (lumber tally) feet (local log rule) feet Cords feet feet Cords

1965 67.9 63.1 35.6 193 5.8 27 18.86 0.2 2.9 4.7 c

1966 68.0 63.7 34.9 190 6.0 28 19.9 0.2 2.9 4.3 c

1967 64.4 60.5 32.8 178 5.9 27 19.23 0.2 2.6 3.9 c

1968 66.3 62.8 34.1 185 6.6 31 19.7 0.2 2.4 3.5 c

1969 65.5 62.5 32.6 178 6.2 29 21.35 0.3 2.2 3.1 c

1970 63.7 61.1 31.3 170 6.4 29 21.37 0.3 2.1 2.6 c

1971 66.1 63.7 34.4 187 7.3 34 20.08 0.3 2.0 2.4 c

1972 67.5 65.3 35.9 196 7.9 37 19.47 0.2 1.9 2.3 c

1973 67.9 65.5 36.2 197 7.5 35 19.83 0.2 1.9 2.4 c

1974 62.7 60.2 31.2 170 6.1 28 21.01 0.3 1.8 2.5 c

1975 55.6 53.0 28.5 155 6.1 28 16.61 0.2 1.8 2.6 c

1976 63.0 60.2 32.9 179 7.0 32 18.59 0.2 1.7 2.8 c

1977 68.3 63.8 36.5 198 7.4 34 18.11 0.2 1.7 4.5 c

1978 73.3 66.4 38.0 207 7.6 35 19.06 0.2 1.8 6.9 0.086

1979 75.4 65.6 36.7 200 6.8 31 20.29 0.3 1.8 9.8 0.122

1980 71.7 58.0 30.9 168 5.5 26 19.8 0.2 1.8 13.6 0.170

1981 68.6 54.8 28.1 153 5.4 25 19.48 0.2 1.8 13.8 0.173

1982 67.1 52.7 26.7 145 5.5 25 18.63 0.2 1.9 14.4 0.181

1983 74.1 60.3 32.2 175 6.6 30 19.6 0.2 1.9 13.8 0.173

1984 78.4 63.1 34.2 186 6.6 30 20.48 0.3 1.9 15.3 0.191

1985 78.4 63.9 34.6 188 6.7 31 20.68 0.3 1.9 14.5 0.181

1986 80.4 67.5 36.6 199 6.8 31 22.19 0.3 2.0 12.9 0.161

1987 82.8 70.1 38.2 208 7.3 34 22.5 0.3 2.0 12.7 0.158

1988 80.9 68.4 36.8 200 6.9 32 22.56 0.3 2.1 12.5 0.156

1989 79.8 67.5 36.7 200 5.9 27 22.52 0.3 2.2 12.3 0.154

1990 77.2 65.1 34.3 187 5.6 26 22.84 0.3 2.2 12.1 0.151

1991 72.3 60.3 30.9 168 5.0 23 22.27 0.3 2.2 12.0 0.150

1992 74.5 62.5 32.7 178 5.0 23 22.37 0.3 2.4 11.9 0.149

1993 74.7 62.7 32.9 179 5.0 23 22.37 0.3 2.4 11.9 0.149

1994 75.5 63.5 33.4 182 5.1 23 22.77 0.3 2.2 12.0 0.150

1995 75.0 63.8 32.9 179 5.0 23 23.99 0.3 2.0 11.2 0.140

1996 74.3 64.0 34.6 188 4.9 22 22.63 0.3 1.9 10.3 0.129

1997 74.0 64.5 34.7 189 4.6 21 23.47 0.3 1.8 9.5 0.119

a

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); U.S. Council of Economic Advisors (25); Data are

 in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

Includes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, 

 excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.

c

Fewer than 0.05 cords.

Lumber
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Table 8b—Per capita consumption of timber products, by major product, 1965–1997 (cubic meters)a

Industrial roundwood used for

 Other

All Total Plywood Pulp industrial

Year products roundwood Lumber and veneer products productsb Fuelwood

1965 1.921 1.788 1.007 0.165 0.534 0.082 0.133

1966 1.926 1.804 0.988 0.170 0.564 0.081 0.122

1967 1.823 1.712 0.928 0.166 0.544 0.073 0.111

1968 1.878 1.779 0.965 0.188 0.558 0.068 0.099

1969 1.855 1.769 0.924 0.176 0.605 0.064 0.087

1970 1.804 1.731 0.887 0.180 0.605 0.059 0.074

1971 1.873 1.804 0.973 0.206 0.569 0.057 0.068

1972 1.912 1.848 1.018 0.224 0.551 0.055 0.064

1973 1.922 1.854 1.025 0.214 0.561 0.054 0.067

1974 1.774 1.703 0.883 0.173 0.595 0.052 0.071

1975 1.574 1.499 0.807 0.172 0.470 0.050 0.075

1976 1.783 1.706 0.933 0.198 0.526 0.049 0.078

1977 1.934 1.806 1.033 0.210 0.513 0.050 0.129

1978 2.075 1.881 1.075 0.215 0.540 0.050 0.194

1979 2.135 1.858 1.039 0.193 0.575 0.051 0.277

1980 2.030 1.644 0.875 0.157 0.561 0.052 0.386

1981 1.943 1.552 0.795 0.153 0.552 0.052 0.392

1982 1.901 1.491 0.757 0.154 0.527 0.053 0.409

1983 2.098 1.707 0.913 0.187 0.554 0.054 0.391

1984 2.221 1.787 0.967 0.186 0.580 0.055 0.434

1985 2.220 1.810 0.980 0.190 0.586 0.055 0.410

1986 2.276 1.912 1.036 0.192 0.628 0.056 0.364

1987 2.343 1.985 1.081 0.208 0.637 0.058 0.359

1988 2.291 1.937 1.043 0.196 0.639 0.059 0.354

1989 2.258 1.910 1.041 0.168 0.638 0.064 0.348

1990 2.185 1.843 0.972 0.160 0.647 0.064 0.342

1991 2.048 1.708 0.875 0.141 0.631 0.062 0.339

1992 2.108 1.771 0.927 0.143 0.633 0.068 0.337

1993 2.115 1.777 0.933 0.142 0.633 0.068 0.338

1994 2.138 1.798 0.946 0.144 0.645 0.063 0.340

1995 2.124 1.807 0.931 0.142 0.679 0.055 0.316

1996 2.104 1.812 0.980 0.138 0.641 0.053 0.292

1997 2.096 1.827 0.982 0.129 0.665 0.051 0.269

a

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (13,19); U.S. Council of Economic Advisors (25); Data are 

 in roundwood equivalents; Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

Includes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, 

 excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and miscellaneous items.
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Table 9—Consumption of selected timber products and other materials used in construction, manufacturing, and shipping, 1965–1997a

Total lumber Lumber softwoods Lumber hardwoods Total plywood Plywood softwoods Plywood hardwoods

Consump- Index Consump- Index Consump- Index Consump- Index Consump- Index Consump- Index

Year tion 1992=100 tion 1992=100 tion 1992=100 tion 1992=100 tion 1992=100 tion 1992=100

Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion

board board board square feet square feet square feet

feet feet feet (3/8-in. basis) (3/8-in. basis) (3/8-in. basis)

1965 43.0 76.8 33.4 74.1 9.6 91.0 15.5 74.6 12.4 69.1 3.1 109.0

1966 42.7 76.2 32.7 72.5 10.0 94.3 16.1 77.6 12.8 71.4 3.3 117.2

1967 40.5 72.3 31.1 69.0 9.4 88.8 15.9 76.6 12.8 71.1 3.2 111.2

1968 43.0 76.8 34.1 75.6 8.6 81.2 18.2 87.7 14.3 79.9 3.9 136.9

1969 42.2 75.4 33.2 73.6 8.1 76.5 17.3 83.4 13.4 74.5 4.0 139.7

1970 40.7 72.7 32.2 71.4 7.9 74.6 17.8 85.8 14.0 78.3 3.8 133.6

1971 44.9 80.2 36.3 80.5 8.3 78.3 20.7 99.7 16.3 90.6 4.5 157.0

1972 47.5 84.8 38.8 86.0 8.4 79.3 22.8 109.7 17.6 98.3 5.2 182.1

1973 47.9 85.5 38.8 86.0 9.1 85.8 21.8 105.1 17.5 97.7 4.3 151.5

1974 41.5 74.1 32.9 72.9 8.6 81.6 17.7 85.4 14.8 82.3 3.0 105.0

1975 38.4 68.5 31.0 68.7 7.4 69.8 17.8 85.8 14.9 83.2 2.9 102.4

1976 45.1 80.4 37.0 82.0 8.1 76.5 20.6 99.0 17.2 95.9 3.4 118.5

1977 50.3 89.8 41.7 92.5 8.6 81.2 22.0 105.8 18.6 103.7 3.4 118.9

1978 53.0 94.5 44.0 97.6 9.0 84.9 22.9 110.3 19.3 107.4 3.6 128.7

1979 51.8 92.4 42.7 94.7 9.3 87.8 21.0 101.2 17.8 99.4 3.2 112.6

1980 44.5 79.3 35.8 79.4 8.9 84.0 17.3 83.5 15.1 84.4 2.2 77.5

1981 39.6 70.7 32.7 72.5 7.8 73.6 17.3 83.2 14.9 82.9 2.4 85.0

1982 38.4 68.6 31.0 68.7 7.7 72.8 18.6 89.4 15.4 81.9 3.2 113.4

1983 47.7 85.0 39.4 87.3 8.5 80.3 23.2 111.5 19.0 98.8 4.2 147.1

1984 51.9 92.6 42.3 93.8 9.5 89.9 23.5 113.2 19.6 103.4 3.9 139.3

1985 52.6 93.9 43.9 97.3 9.4 88.7 24.3 116.8 19.9 106.3 4.4 153.7

1986 57.8 103.1 47.2 104.7 10.1 94.9 26.1 125.5 21.6 110.5 4.5 158.8

1987 61.5 109.7 50.0 110.9 10.9 102.5 27.5 132.4 22.2 120.7 5.3 185.9

1988 59.7 106.5 48.3 107.2 10.9 103.2 26.4 127.1 21.7 118.1 4.7 166.2

1989 61.0 108.8 49.1 108.8 11.4 107.6 23.3 112.4 20.0 111.5 3.4 118.4

1990 57.8 103.1 45.7 101.4 11.4 107.5 22.4 107.7 19.3 107.8 3.0 107.0

1991 52.6 93.8 41.6 92.3 10.3 97.2 20.1 96.5 17.4 96.8 2.7 95.1

1992 56.0 100.0 45.1 100.0 10.6 100.0 20.8 100.0 17.9 100.0 2.8 100.0

1993 56.9 101.5 45.7 101.3 11.0 103.8 20.9 100.8 17.9 100.1 3.0 105.4

1994 59.8 106.6 48.2 106.8 10.4 97.9 21.7 104.4 18.5 103.0 3.2 113.0

1995 59.1 105.5 47.6 105.5 10.6 100.0 21.6 104.2 18.2 101.2 3.5 122.9

1996 62.4 111.4 50.2 111.2 12.0 113.2 21.3 102.6 18.0 100.5 3.3 115.9

1997 62.2 111.0 50.9 112.7 12.1 114.5 20.1 96.8 16.5 92.1 3.6 126.4
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Table 9—Consumption of selected timber products and other materials used in construction, manufacturing, and shipping, 1965–1997a—Con.

 Particleboardb Insulating board Hardboard Portland cement Steel productsc Brick

Consump- Index Consump- Index Index Index Index Index

Year tion 1992=100 tion 1992=100 Shipments 1992=100 Shipments 1992=100 Shipments 1992=100 Shipments 1992=100

Million Million Million

square feet square feet square feet Thousand Thousand Million

(3/4-in. basis) (1/2-in. basis) (1/8-in. basis) tons tons bricks

1965 807 19.8 3,395 138.1 2,921 55.4 70,328 84.9 11,836 172.8 8,089 129.8

1966 998 24.5 3,098 126.0 3,083 58.5 71,570 86.4 11,862 173.2 7,552 121.2

1967 1,114 27.4 3,233 131.5 3,038 57.6 70,315 84.9 11,375 166.1 7,117 114.2

1968 1,420 34.9 3,525 143.4 3,710 70.4 74,740 90.2 12,195 178.1 7,557 121.3

1969 1,714 42.1 3,656 148.7 4,247 80.5 77,047 93.0 11,402 166.5 7,290 117.0

1970 1,757 43.2 3,246 132.1 4,384 83.1 73,407 88.6 10,565 154.3 6,496 104.3

1971 2,382 58.5 3,889 158.2 5,225 99.1 79,005 95.4 8,666 126.5 7,570 121.5

1972 3,086 75.8 3,973 161.6 5,798 110.0 82,808 100.0 8,589 125.4 8,402 134.8

1973 3,434 84.4 3,975 161.7 6,050 114.7 88,459 106.8 10,731 156.7 8,674 139.2

1974 2,998 73.7 3,252 132.3 5,654 107.2 81,125 97.9 11,360 165.9 6,673 107.1

1975 2,686 66.0 2,919 118.8 5,681 107.7 69,078 83.4 8,119 118.6 6,262 100.5

1976 3,463 85.1 3,375 137.3 6,785 128.7 72,833 87.9 7,508 109.6 7,218 115.8

1977 4,130 101.5 3,485 141.8 7,714 146.3 78,730 95.0 7,553 110.3 8,663 139.0

1978 4,537 111.5 3,470 141.2 7,825 148.4 84,838 102.4 9,612 140.4 8,586 137.8

1979 4,207 103.4 3,399 138.3 7,688 145.8 84,860 102.4 9,978 145.7 7,708 123.7

1980 3,700 90.9 2,818 114.6 6,140 116.4 76,059 91.8 8,742 127.7 6,090 97.7

1981 3,598 88.4 2,118 86.2 6,105 115.8 71,901 86.8 8,446 123.3 5,059 81.2

1982 3,118 76.6 1,841 74.9 5,587 106.0 64,602 78.0 6,260 91.4 5,119 82.2

1983 3,956 97.2 2,398 97.6 7,303 138.5 70,849 85.5 6,276 91.6 6,218 99.8

1984 4,473 109.9 2,742 111.6 6,837 129.7 81,928 98.9 6,052 88.4 6,991 112.2

1985 4,607 113.2 2,724 110.8 6,300 119.5 84,779 102.3 6,407 93.6 6,605 106.0

1986 4,912 120.7 2,415 98.3 5,822 110.4 88,946 107.4 5,141 75.1 7,184 115.3

1987 5,143 126.4 2,388 97.2 5,458 103.5 90,458 109.2 5,619 82.1 7,601 122.0

1988 5,300 130.3 2,457 100.0 5,118 97.1 90,299 109.0 6,014 87.8 6,930 111.2

1989 4,056 99.7 2,621 106.6 5,196 98.5 89,081 107.5 7,041 102.8 7,494 120.3

1990 3,858 94.8 2,480 100.9 5,025 95.3 87,675 105.8 7,206 105.2 6,873 110.3

1991 3,802 93.4 2,332 94.9 4,895 92.8 78,058 94.2 7,112 103.9 5,975 95.9

1992 4,069 100.0 2,458 100.0 5,273 100.0 82,845 100.0 6,848 100.0 6,231 100.0

1993 4,553 111.9 2,435 99.1 5,248 99.5 86,388 104.3 6,755 98.6 6,655 106.8

1994 5,051 124.1 2,470 100.5 5,206 98.7 92,698 111.9 7,319 106.9 7,238 116.2

1995 4,756 116.9 2,470 100.5 4,930 93.5 93,392 112.7 6,988 102.0 6,665 107.0

1996 4,973 122.2 2,470 100.5 5,280 100.1 98,728 119.2 7,943 116.0 7,448 119.5

1997 5,139 126.3 2,470 100.5 4,501 85.4 99,812d 120.5 7,546d 110.2 7,576d 121.6

a

Numbers have been revised since the 1997 publication; American Plywood Association (8,9); National Particleboard Association (16);

 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industrial Economics (53); Wood Technology (63).

b

Includes medium-density fiberboard beginning in 1975.

c

Construction, including maintenance; Net shipments.

d

Preliminary.
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Table 10—Volume and value of imports and exports of timber products by product, 1997

Standard unit

Product of measure Volume Valueb Volume Valuec

Million Million

dollars dollars

Logsd Million board feet

 Softwoods 84.1 40.0 2,078.0 1,368.9

 Hardwoods 43.5 26.9 320.0 306.8

 Total 127.6 66.9 2,398.0 1,675.7

Lumberd Million board feet

 Softwoods 17,785.9 6,985.8 1,646.4 1,051.7

 Hardwoods 451.2 356.7 1,224.4 1,431.7

 Railroad ties 27.2 7.8 87.3 20.9

 Total 18,264.3 7,350.3 2,958.1 2,504.3

Veneerd Million square feet

 Softwoods 932.0 66.0 193.0 22.8

 Hardwoods 2,001.6 269.8 2,875.4 361.6

 Total 2,933.6 335.8 3,068.6 384.4

Plywoodd Million square feet

 Softwoods 95.2 34.9 1,566.1 345.1

 Hardwoods 3,010.5 723.8 254.0 73.0

 Total 3,105.7 758.7 1,820.1 418.1

Particleboardd Million square feet 724.1 279.1 115.8 36.9

Hardboardd,e Million square feet 2,394.4 136.8 1,255.4 125.1

Pulpwoodf Thousand cords

 Round N/A N/A 1,166.9 108.8

 Chips 235.5 43.1 2,034.6 501.5

 Total 235.5 43.1 3,201.5 610.3

Wood pulpf Thousand short tons 6,397.5 2,540.4 6,990.2 2,980.8

Paper and boardf,g Thousand short tons

 Newsprint 7,168.5 3,590.4 1,066.2 522.3

 Other paper and board 1,164.8 2,370.9 2,206.1 3,508.5

 Paper and board products 7,552.6 5,562.9 9,889.5 6,160.4

 Total 15,885.9 11,524.2 13,161.8 10,191.2

Other wood productsf,h 4,339.7 2,459.2

 Total all productsi 27,375.0 21,386.0

a

Imports for consumption.

b

Customs value, which is generally defined as the price actually paid 

 or payable for merchandise when sold for exportation to the United States,

 excluding U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges.

c

Value (free alongside ship) at U.S. ports of export, based on the transaction

 price, including inland freight, insurance, and other charges.

d

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (26,27).

e

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (28).

f

American Forest and Paper Association (1,3,4).

g

Includes wet machine board and paper and paperboard products.

h

Includes poles and piling, fuelwood, wood charcoal, cork, wastepaper,

 wood containers, wood doors, and other miscellaneous products.

 Does not include wood furniture or printed material.

i

Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

Importsa Exports
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Table 11—Value of imports and exports of all commoditiesa and timber productsb, 1965–1997

Importsc Exportsd

Timber products Timber products

All commodities Total Propor- All commodities Total ProporYeare tionf tion

Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million

 current 1992 current 1992 current 1992 current 1992

dollars dollarsg dollars dollarsg Percent dollars dollarsg dollars dollarsg Percent

1965 21,285 92,143 1,977 8,558 9.3 27,135 99,761 917 3,371 3.4

1966 25,360 107,458 2,165 9,174 8.5 29,884 106,349 1,024 3,644 3.4

1967 26,733 112,324 2,087 8,769 7.8 31,142 107,758 1,150 3,979 3.7

1968 32,970 137,950 2,446 10,234 7.4 33,953 115,881 1,362 4,648 4.0

1969 35,863 146,980 2,734 11,205 7.6 37,462 124,046 1,509 4,997 4.0

1970 39,756 152,908 2,546 9,792 6.4 42,590 133,094 1,816 5,675 4.3

1971 45,516 166,117 2,937 10,719 6.5 43,492 131,000 1,692 5,096 3.9

1972 55,290 188,061 3,632 12,354 6.6 48,887 141,292 2,038 5,890 4.2

1973 69,024 202,416 4,468 13,103 6.5 70,246 177,389 3,006 7,591 4.3

1974 100,140 204,785 4,778 9,771 4.8 97,144 201,963 4,165 8,659 4.3

1975 96,477 180,331 4,141 7,740 4.3 106,102 199,815 4,088 7,699 3.9

1976 121,121 219,025 5,590 10,108 4.6 113,319 204,178 4,695 8,459 4.1

1977 147,976 243,783 6,720 11,071 4.5 117,926 202,274 4,664 8,000 4.0

1978 172,912 267,666 8,028 12,427 4.6 141,126 225,802 4,963 7,941 3.5

1979 205,850 270,855 9,181 12,080 4.5 178,591 252,247 6,854 9,681 3.8

1980 239,943 258,838 8,648 9,329 3.6 216,592 274,167 8,516 10,780 3.9

1981 259,012 271,217 9,042 9,468 3.5 228,961 271,603 7,925 9,401 3.5

1982 242,340 266,015 8,382 9,201 3.5 207,158 239,766 7,151 8,277 3.5

1983 256,680 292,680 10,067 11,479 3.9 195,969 223,199 7,044 8,023 3.6

1984 322,949 372,920 12,235 14,128 3.8 212,056 236,406 7,210 8,038 3.4

1985 343,067 408,413 12,539 14,927 3.7 206,926 233,287 6,699 7,552 3.2

1986 368,251 432,219 13,271 15,576 3.6 206,628 235,072 7,692 8,751 3.7

1987 402,084 439,917 15,268 15,268 3.8 244,417 269,479 9,940 10,959 4.1

1988 437,475 459,050 16,749 17,575 3.8 310,333 323,264 12,782 13,315 4.1

1989 477,400 488,139 19,106 19,536 4.0 362,100 369,867 17,224 17,593 4.8

1990 498,300 496,315 18,806 18,731 3.8 389,300 394,428 18,542 18,786 4.8

1991 491,000 491,000 17,100 17,100 3.5 416,900 415,653 19,500 19,442 4.7

1992 536,500 536,500 18,700 18,700 3.5 440,400 440,400 20,700 20,700 4.7

1993 589,400 597,163 18,874 19,123 3.2 456,800 457,257 16,889 16,906 3.7

1994 668,600 671,960 17,117 17,203 2.6 502,500 497,525 15,320 15,169 3.0

1995 749,400 733,268 19,023 18,613 2.5 575,900 553,218 17,582 16,890 3.1

1996 799,300 787,488 21,264 20,950 2.7 611,700 615,330 18,315 17,679 3.0

1997 870,600 912,674 27,375 28,698 3.1 678,200 654,633 21,386 21,513 3.2

a

U.S. Council of Economic Advisors (25).

b

U.S. International Trade Commission (60).

c

Imports for consumption. Customs value, which is generally defined as the price actually paid or payable for merchandise 

 when sold for exportation to the United States, excluding U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges.

d

Value (free alongside ship) at U.S. ports of export, based on the transaction price, including inland freight, 

 insurance, and other charges.

e

Includes revisions for the years 1965 to 1979 and 1984 to 1988.

f

Timber products as a percentage of all commodities.

g

Converted to 1992 dollars by dividing current dollars by the implicit deflators for gross domestic product

 for imports and exports.
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Table 12—Foreign exchange rates by selected country and year, 1975–1997a 

Country Currency 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1990 1985 1980 1975

North America

Canada Dollar 1.3849 1.3638 1.3725 1.3664 1.2902 1.1668 1.3658 1.1693 1.0173

Asia

China, PR Yuan 8.3193 8.3389 8.37 8.6404 5.7795 4.7921 2.9434 — —

Hong Kong Dollar 7.7431 7.7345 7.7357 7.729 7.7357 7.7899 7.7911 — —

India Rupee 36.365 35.506 32.418 31.394 31.291 17.492 12.332 7.8866 8.3854

Japan Yen 121.06 108.78 93.96 102.18 111.08 145 238.47 226.63 296.69

Malaysia Ringgit 2.8173 2.5154 2.5073 2.6237 2.5738 2.7057 2.4806 2.1767 2.395

Singapore Dollar 1.4857 1.41 1.4171 1.5275 1.6158 1.8134 2.2008 — —

South Korea Won 950.77 805 772.69 806.93 805.75 710.64 861.89 — —

Sri Lanka Rupee 59.026 55.289 51.047 49.17 48.211 40.078 27.187 16.167 6.95

Taiwan Dollar 28.775 27.468 26.495 26.465 26.416 26.918 39.889 — —

Thailand Baht 31.072 25.359 24.921 25.161 25.333 25.609 27.193 — —

Africa

South Africa Rand 4.6072 4.3011 3.6284 3.5526 3.2729 2.5885 2.2343 0.778 0.7328

Europe

Austria Schilling 12.206 10.589 10.076 11.409 11.639 11.331 20.676 12.945 17.401

Belgium Franc 35.807 30.968 29.472 33.426 34.581 33.424 59.336 29.237 36.694

Denmark Krone 6.6092 5.8003 5.5999 6.3561 6.4863 6.1899 10.598 5.6345 5.7351

Finland Markka 5.1956 4.5948 4.3763 5.234 5.7251 3.83 6.1971 3.7206 3.6651

France Franc 5.8393 5.1158 4.9864 5.5459 5.6669 5.4467 8.9799 4.225 4.2819

Germany Deutsche mark 1.7348 1.5049 1.4321 1.6216 1.6545 1.6166 2.9419 1.8175 2.4553

Greece Drachma 273.28 240.82 231.68 242.5 229.64 158.59 138.4 — —

Ireland Poundb 151.63 159.95 160.35 149.69 146.47 165.76 106.62 205.77 222.16

Italy Lira 1703.81 1542.76 1629.45 1,611.49 1,573.41 1,198.27 1,908.90 856.2 652.4

Netherlands Guilder 1.9525 1.6863 1.6044 1.819 1.8585 1.8215 3.3184 1.9875 2.5232

Norway Krone 7.0857 6.4594 6.3355 7.0553 7.1009 6.2541 8.5933 4.9381 5.2137

Portugal Escudo 175.44 154.28 149.88 165.93 161.08 142.7 172.07 50.082 25.454

Spain Peseta 146.53 124.64 126.68 133.88 127.48 101.96 169.98 71.758 57.393

Sweden Krona 7.6446 6.7082 7.1406 7.7161 7.7956 5.9231 8.6031 4.2309 4.1424

Switzerland Franc 1.4514 1.2361 1.1812 1.3667 1.4781 1.3901 2.4551 1.6772 2.5811

United Kingdom Poundb 163.76 1.5607 1.5785 153.19 150.16 178.41 129.74 232.58 222.16

Other

Australia Dollarb 74.368 78.283 74.073 73.161 67.993 78.069 70.026 114 130.77

New Zealand Dollarb 66.247 68.765 65.625 59.358 54.127 59.619 49.752 97.34 121.16

Index

United States Dollarc 96.38 87.34 84.25 91.32 93.18 89.09 143.01 87.39 98.5

a

U.S. Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors (58).

b

Value in U.S. cents.

c

Index of weighted-average exchange value of U.S. dollar against the currencies of ten industrial countries. 

 The weight for each of the ten countries is the 1972 to 1976 average world trade of that country divided by the 

 average world trade of all ten countries combined. Series revised as of August 1978.

Foreign currency units per U.S. dollar
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Table 13—Log imports by major species, 1965–1997 (million board feet, log scale)a

Hardwoods

Philippine Birch

mahogany and 

Year Total Softwoods Total Mahogany or lauan maple Other

1965 68.1 13.5 54.6 12.8 11.0 6.2 24.6

1966 95.6 42.5 53.1 16.1 2.8 6.3 27.9

1967 77.0 33.9 43.1 10.5 4.6 6.6 21.4

1968 79.0 33.1 45.9 8.5 1.9 6.5 29.0

1969 81.9 41.7 40.2 6.5 3.1 7.6 23.0

1970 144.4 106.5 37.9 6.8 0.7 8.2 22.2

1971 84.0 55.7 28.3 3.3 0.2 8.7 16.1

1972 39.3 11.3 28.0 3.6 0.7 7.9 15.8

1973 33.5 8.5 25.0 2.1 3.2 9.2 10.5

1974 76.6 45.6 31.0 3.4 0.9 12.3 14.4

1975 85.5 68.5 17.0 1.6 0.3 7.2 7.9

1976 81.6 67.4 14.2 1.2 0.6 8.7 3.7

1977 154.5 139.5 15.0 2.4 0.5 8.9 3.2

1978 96.9 79.1 17.8 1.5 b 9.1 7.2

1979 133.0 118.4 14.6 1.1 0.3 8.4 4.8

1980 127.5 114.1 13.4 1.0 b 7.4 5.0

1981 101.1 87.6 13.5 0.6 b 8.7 4.2

1982 117.1 98.8 18.3 0.8 b 10.2 7.3

1983 165.0 142.5 22.5 0.3 0.3 5.1 16.8

1984 146.9 116.8 30.1 0.5 0.3 4.4 24.9

1985 99.2 70.8 28.4 0.3 0.3 2.9 24.9

1986 78.5 52.1 26.4 1.3 1.6 3.0 20.5

1987 82.5 68.7 13.8 0.3 0.3 3.8 9.4

1988 68.1 55.9 12.2 1.7 b 3.8 6.7

1989 39.3 20.9 18.4 0.8 0.1 6.7 10.8

1990 23.1 12.9 10.2 1.1 b 3.7 5.4

1991 13.6 7.6 6.0 0.9 b 2.6 2.5

1992 43.4 36.8 6.6 0.7 0.1 4.4 1.4

1993 93.9 85.7 8.2 1.1 b 3.9 3.2

1994 110.4 94.3 16.0 1.3 b 6.3 8.4

1995 80.4 54.5 25.9 1.6 0.3 6.7 17.3

1996 115.0 83.6 31.4 1.7 0.3 6.9 22.5

1997 127.6 84.1 43.5 2.3 0.3 6.2 34.7

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (49); U.S. Department of Agri-

 culture, Foreign Agricultural Service (27); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

Fewer than 50,000 board feet.
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Table 14—Log imports by major region of origin, 1965–1997

 (million board feet, log scale)a

Mexico and

Central South 

Year Total Canada Americab America Africa Asia Otherc

1965 68.1 20.3 3.4 18.0 14.1 11.7 0.6

1966 95.6 49.4 3.7 21.3 17.4 3.6 0.2

1967 77.0 40.6 3.0 18.3 9.7 4.9 0.5

1968 79.0 39.9 3.1 26.8 6.8 2.1 0.3

1969 81.9 49.5 2.1 18.3 8.3 3.5 0.2

1970 144.4 114.9 2.3 17.6 8.3 1.0 0.3

1971 84.0 64.6 2.2 13.1 3.2 0.9 d

1972 39.3 17.3 2.6 13.9 3.8 1.4 0.3

1973 33.5 17.8 3.0 2.9 4.8 4.8 0.2

1974 76.6 57.0 — 1.3 4.0 9.1 5.2

1975 85.5 80.3 0.3 — 1.4 0.1 3.4

1976 81.6 78.0 — — 1.3 0.7 1.6

1977 154.5 150.5 — — 2.5 0.6 0.9

1978 96.9 85.9 0.4 5.5 4.1 0.5 0.5

1979 133.0 111.2 0.2 17.4 1.5 1.1 1.6

1980 127.5 121.4 0.2 d 1.3 0.2 4.4

1981 101.1 94.4 0.4 d 0.7 0.6 5.0

1982 117.1 115.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.4 0.2

1983 165.0 161.5 1.0 0.1 0.3 1.7 0.4

1984 146.9 143.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.8 1.0

1985 99.2 81.1 0.1 0.5 3.2 13.9 0.4

1986 78.5 61.1 0.1 0.2 1.2 5.4 10.5

1987 82.5 75.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.1 4.1

1988 68.1 62.6 0.4 0.2 1.4 2.6 0.9

1989 39.3 20.0 2.3 0.7 2.1 8.1 6.0

1990 23.1 19.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.6 0.6

1991 13.6 9.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.1 2.6

1992 43.4 40.7 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.5

1993 93.9 89.3 d 0.2 0.4 0.6 3.4

1994 110.4 85.0 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 22.3

1995 80.4 56.3 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 21.3

1996 115.0 94.6 2.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 17.3

1997 127.6 105.7 1.7 1.2 0.1 0.1 18.8

a

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (28); U.S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (27); Western Wood Products 

Association (61); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

Includes the West Indies.

c

For the years 1974–1977, all imports with a value of less than $500

 are included in Other.

d

Fewer than 50,000 board feet.
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Table 15—Log exports by major species, 1965–1997 (million board feet, Scribner log scale)a

Softwoods Hardwoods

Port-Orford- Western

Year Total Total Douglas-fir cedar hemlock Other Total Walnut Other

1965 1,195.0 1,113.6 111.3 39.1 b 963.2 81.4 23.6 57.9

1966 1,391.2 1,315.7 130.5 41.2 b 1,144.0 75.5 12.5 63.0

1967 1,972.1 1,875.1 269.5 34.6 b 1,570.9 97.0 16.1 80.9

1968 2,568.1 2,473.2 396.5 38.4 b 2,038.3 94.9 21.8 73.0

1969 2,396.5 2,316.3 380.6 40.7 b 1,895.1 80.2 20.6 59.5

1970 2,740.9 2,672.0 487.0 54.1 1,436.7 694.2 68.9 17.4 51.5

1971 2,288.8 2,229.8 444.5 40.2 1,214.8 530.3 59.0 12.9 46.2

1972 3,141.4 3,047.5 766.5 46.1 1,450.7 784.2 93.9 15.5 78.4

1973 3,366.1 3,252.2 973.0 29.7 1,469.0 780.4 113.9 15.7 98.2

1974 2,642.4 2,523.7 752.7 35.6 1,244.6 490.8 118.7 7.8 110.8

1975 2,666.9 2,600.6 820.4 38.7 1,169.5 571.9 66.3 8.5 57.8

1976 3,249.9 3,155.7 1,022.4 38.4 1,365.7 729.1 94.3 7.4 86.9

1977 3,069.6 2,980.0 1,007.2 20.7 1,306.8 645.3 89.7 7.6 82.0

1978 3,409.2 3,298.4 1,192.2 29.2 1,443.6 633.4 110.8 8.8 102.0

1979 3,897.0 3,768.2 1,351.0 24.6 1,593.7 799.0 128.8 6.8 122.0

1980 3,260.9 3,109.1 1,272.4 14.0 1,183.1 639.6 151.8 9.4 142.4

1981 2,534.2 2,377.1 1,026.9 16.9 867.5 465.8 157.1 7.7 105.3

1982 3,208.1 3,115.0 1,446.5 12.4 1,124.9 531.2 93.2 4.7 88.4

1983 3,502.1 3,390.6 1,616.4 9.5 1,147.5 617.3 111.5 4.6 106.9

1984 3,494.9 3,369.4 1,588.5 13.0 1,120.0 647.9 125.6 5.5 120.0

1985 3,843.2 3,732.0 1,785.5 14.8 1,304.7 626.9 111.2 5.5 105.7

1986 3,655.6 3,516.0 1,625.8 13.4 1,246.3 630.5 139.7 5.6 134.0

1987 4,109.2 3,959.9 1,864.8 12.7 1,385.3 697.1 149.3 6.2 143.1

1988 4,798.1 4,594.4 2,311.2 19.8 1,435.5 827.9 203.7 8.0 195.7

1989 4,706.0 4,492.7 2,064.2 13.8 1,611.8 802.9 213.3 13.7 199.6

1990 4,213.1 3,993.6 1,891.7 11.0 1,193.7 897.1 219.5 13.6 205.9

1991 3,761.0 3,477.7 1,608.7 9.3 1,049.0 810.8 283.3 11.6 271.7

1992 3,278.8 3,054.8 1,402.9 10.3 890.3 751.3 224.0 12.4 211.6

1993 2,876.4 2,639.2 1,186.6 4.2 673.5 774.9 237.1 9.4 227.7

1994 2,683.6 2,419.7 1,174.9 4.1 535.3 705.4 263.8 11.2 252.6

1995 2,820.0 2,552.1 1,128.2 2.3 660.7 760.9 267.9 7.6 260.3

1996 2,636.1 2,382.4 1,214.8 2.3 486.2 679.0 253.3 6.1 247.2

1997 2,397.9 2,078.0 808.3 2.9 419.5 847.3 320.0 6.4 313.6

a

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (27); Data may not add to 

 totals because of rounding.

b

Western hemlock is included in Other.
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Table 16—Log exports by major region of destination, 1965–1997 

(million board feet, Scribner log scale)a

European

Year Total Canada Unionb Japan Korea China Other

1965 1,195.0 355.1 29.4 804.4 2.8 c 3.3

1966 1,391.2 266.1 17.2 1,081.4 25.2 c 1.3

1967 1,972.1 335.5 20.5 1,585.5 29.9 c 0.7

1968 2,568.1 341.8 28.7 2,119.2 75.1 c 3.3

1969 2,396.5 324.6 29.6 2,007.3 32.2 c 2.8

1970 2,740.9 291.8 23.1 2,366.1 48.2 c 11.7

1971 2,288.8 339.9 20.5 1,847.1 73.9 c 7.4

1972 3,141.4 519.1 31.9 2,528.0 53.8 c 8.6

1973 3,366.1 417.8 41.5 2,779.5 113.7 c 13.6

1974 2,642.4 332.3 39.1 2,114.2 149.2 c 7.6

1975 2,666.9 277.6 35.3 2,256.4 86.4 c 11.2

1976 3,249.9 362.5 48.6 2,675.1 150.5 c 13.2

1977 3,069.6 350.0 46.0 2,460.1 203.3 c 10.2

1978 3,409.2 368.5 57.5 2,646.1 321.8 c 15.3

1979 3,897.0 407.6 65.4 3,149.1 258.9 c 16.0

1980 3,260.9 317.8 90.4 2,544.2 201.7 87.8 19.0

1981 2,534.2 247.4 56.1 1,774.2 151.6 222.4 82.5

1982 3,208.1 302.5 47.8 1,978.7 277.7 547.0 54.4

1983 3,502.1 347.1 57.4 2,028.0 320.9 723.2 25.6

1984 3,494.9 421.2 52.6 1,759.8 289.1 866.6 105.7

1985 3,843.2 445.4 39.1 1,899.1 327.5 1,069.0 63.1

1986 3,655.6 450.0 76.7 2,089.4 364.5 615.4 59.6

1987 4,109.2 421.4 62.6 2,397.2 492.5 579.3 156.3

1988 4,798.1 378.9 78.8 2,415.6 612.0 1,121.4 191.4

1989 4,706.0 272.7 93.6 2,992.7 761.5 454.3 131.2

1990 4,213.1 395.8 69.2 2,626.2 619.2 361.9 140.8

1991 3,761.0 423.6 53.4 2,126.8 624.7 371.8 160.8

1992 3,278.8 415.0 44.2 2,043.0 416.6 236.9 123.1

1993 2,876.4 389.9 41.1 1,881.9 303.1 131.3 129.1

1994 2,683.6 435.1 56.8 1,821.6 206.1 75.0 89.0

1995 2,820.0 715.7 47.5 1,728.3 235.2 20.2 73.0

1996 2,630.0 518.0 32.1 1,807.5 200.3 15.9 56.3

1997 2,397.9 711.0 42.1 1,347.7 205.6 18.2 73.3

a

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (27); Data may not

 add to totals because of rounding.

b

European Union includes Austria, Belguim–Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France,

 Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, 

 and United Kingdom.

c

Fewer than 50,000 board feet. 
Table 17—Average stumpage prices for sawtimber sold from National Forests, by selected species, 1965–1997 (dollars per thousand board feet)a

Softwoods Hardwoods

Year Douglas-firb Southern pinec Ponderosa pined Western hemlocke All eastern hardwoodsf Oak white, red, and black Sugar mapleg

Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992

dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars dollars

1965 42.6 154.3 31.7 114.9 19.8 71.7 19.1 69.2 25.0 90.6 21.3 77.2 — —1966 50.0 176.1 38.6 135.9 19.8 69.7 20.5 72.2 29.3 103.2 23.2 81.7 — —1967 41.7 146.3 38.3 134.4 22.2 77.9 21.8 76.5 27.0 94.7 16.8 58.9 — —1968 61.2 209.6 42.2 144.5 30.2 103.4 35.6 121.9 23.6 80.8 17.3 59.2 — —1969 82.2 270.4 51.7 170.1 71.0 233.6 45.1 148.4 30.2 99.3 28.2 92.8 — —1970 41.9 133.0 44.1 140.0 32.1 101.9 20.5 65.1 26.9 85.4 26.6 84.4 — —1971 49.0 150.8 52.2 160.6 37.6 115.7 20.6 63.4 24.6 75.7 21.2 65.2 — —1972 71.7 210.9 65.6 192.9 65.8 193.5 49.0 144.1 34.3 100.9 26.6 78.2 — —1973 138.1 359.6 93.4 243.2 92.3 240.4 99.2 258.3 46.0 119.8 43.6 113.5 93.6 243.81974 202.4 443.9 76.2 167.1 100.6 220.6 110.8 243.0 45.9 100.7 54.7 120.0 75.9 166.41975 169.5 340.4 57.0 114.5 71.2 143.0 68.8 138.2 33.9 68.1 29.7 59.6 42.1 84.51976 176.2 338.2 87.0 167.0 101.8 195.4 79.7 153.0 34.9 67.0 43.4 83.3 27.7 53.21977 225.9 407.8 100.3 181.0 131.4 237.2 89.3 161.2 37.9 68.4 60.0 108.3 47.4 85.61978 250.3 420.0 134.5 225.7 164.7 276.3 113.6 190.6 41.1 69.0 59.2 99.3 60.5 101.51979 394.4 586.9 155.2 231.0 239.0 355.7 200.8 298.8 46.8 69.6 68.8 102.4 68.9 102.51980 432.2 564.2 155.4 202.9 206.1 269.1 212.7 277.7 52.4 68.4 65.6 85.6 70.1 91.51981 350.2 418.9 172.0 205.7 195.2 233.5 163.4 195.5 50.9 60.9 63.2 75.6 67.8 81.11982 118.2 138.6 127.2 149.1 66.9 78.4 44.5 52.2 56.4 66.1 70.8 83.0 71.1 83.41983 161.6 187.0 140.6 162.7 104.0 120.4 62.2 72.0 60.1 69.6 87.9 101.7 55.1 63.81984 132.9 150.2 139.4 157.5 122.7 138.6 61.8 69.8 90.1 101.8 145.0 163.8 80.5 91.01985 126.2 143.2 90.7 103.0 101.4 115.1 50.5 57.3 65.4 74.2 94.5 107.3 70.0 79.51986 160.7 188.0 103.6 121.2 156.6 183.2 74.7 87.4 69.9 81.8 108.1 126.4 66.2 77.41987 190.2 216.9 135.7 154.7 209.3 238.7 105.4 120.2 88.1 100.5 146.8 167.4 80.5 91.81988 256.0 280.7 141.9 155.6 182.1 199.7 162.9 178.6 151.3 165.9 146.3 160.4 108.4 118.91989 389.8 407.3 313.4 327.5 292.0 305.1 223.3 233.3 135.8 141.9 178.9 186.9 128.6 134.41990 466.4 470.2 126.7 127.7 252.2 254.2 203.0 204.6 146.1 147.3 188.3 189.8 135.3 136.41991 395.0 397.4 166.1 167.1 237.6 239.0 164.1 165.1 160.1 161.1 163.6 164.6 120.7 121.41992 477.2 477.2 198.4 198.4 292.3 292.3 164.6 164.6 166.6 166.6 211.2 211.2 144.6 144.61993 317.8 313.1 217.2 214.0 535.2 527.3 363.7 358.3 264.1 260.2 194.6 191.7 219.5 216.31994 652.4 635.2 265.9 258.9 291.4 283.7 334.8 326.0 352.1 342.8 317.4 309.1 313.4 305.11995 453.5 426.3 248.5 233.5 149.9 140.9 297.1 279.2 313.9 295.0 296.6 278.8 285.6 268.41996 453.0 415.6 251.1 230.3 270.0 247.7 289.3 265.4 312.6 286.8 264.4 242.6 213.2 195.61997 331.4 304.6 307.3 282.4 270.2 248.3 211.3 194.2 286.9 263.7 264.5 243.1 357.1 328.2

aU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (29,34). Forest Service National Forest prices in this table are for timber sold on a Scribner Decimal C log rule basis, 

except in the Northeastern states where International 1/4-in. log rule is used. Prices include KV payments and exclude timber sold by land exchanges and from land utilization 

 project lands. Data for the years 1965 to 1983 are statistical high bid prices. Beginning in 1984, data are high bid prices that include specified road costs. 1992 dollars derived  by dividing the price in current dollars by the Bureau of Labor Statistics producer price index for all commodities (1992 = 100). bWestern Washington and western Oregon.

cSouthern Region.dPacific Southwest Region (prior to January 1979 called the California Region); Includes Jeffrey pine.ePacific Northwest Region.fEastern and Southern Regions.gEastern Region.
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Table 18—Volume and value of sawtimber stumpage sold from National Forests, by selected species and region, 1997a

Average Average

price per price per

thousand thousand

Species and regionb Volumec Valued board feet Species and region Volume Value board feet

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

board feet dollars Dollars board feet dollars Dollars

Softwoods, Western Fir—con.

 Cedar True fir

 Alaska cedar Rocky Mountain 2,637 395.4 149.92

 Alaska 14,083 12,120.8 860.66 Southwestern 2,522 211.4 83.82

 Incense cedar Pacific Southwest 133,213 25,553.6 191.82

 Intermountain 1 0.2 307.58 Pacific Northwest 3,955 864.7 218.62

 Pacific Southwest 22,523 2,511.9 111.53 Eastern 232 16.8 72.23

 Pacific Northwest 129 21.9 169.56 Total 142,560 27,041.9 189.69

 Total 22,653 2,534.0 111.86 Hemlock

 Port-Orford-cedar Mountain hemlock

 Pacific Southwest 162 312.3 1,927.52 Northern 370 69.9 188.96

 Pacific Northwest 2,033 3,154.7 1,551.59 Pacific Northwest 1,931 244.2 126.48

 Total 2,195 3,467.0 1,579.33 Total 2,301 314.1 136.53

 Western redcedar Western hemlock

 Northern 8,954 3,064.8 342.29 Northern 6,129 1,181.0 192.68

 Pacific Northwest 1,510 566.9 375.51 Pacific Northwest 31,828 6,724.1 211.26

 Alaska 4,952 689.8 139.28 Alaska 82,230 1,250.5 15.21

 Total 15,416 4,321.5 280.32 Total 120,187 9,155.6 76.18

 Douglas-fir Western larch

 East side Northern 12,500 2,717.4 218.28

 Northern 70,418 13,136.6 186.55 Intermountain 20 6.5 325.73

 Rocky Mountain 488 26.7 54.73 Pacific Northwest 3,395 3,468.6 219.36

 Southwestern 1,543 123.2 79.86 Total 15,915 6,192.5 218.64

 Intermountain 34,337 5,943.5 173.09 Pine

 Pacific Northwest 235,345 77,823.3 330.68 Lodgepole pine

 Total 342,131 97,053.3 283.67 Northern 99,458 19,731.1 198.39

 West side Rocky Mountain 25,519 6,637.4 260.10

 Pacific Southwest 45,315 8,223.2 181.47 Intermountain 8,701 1,379.2 158.51

 Pacific Northwest 80,965 26,833.0 331.42 Pacific Southwest 3,146 175.9 55.89

 Total 126,280 35,056.2 277.61 Pacific Northwest 14,199 1,983.3 139.68

 Fir Total 151,023 29,906.9 198.03

 Grand fir Ponderosa pinee

 Northern 33,555 6,674.1 198.90 Northern 10,213 1,703.6 166.81

 Intermountain 23,515 3,860.1 164.16 Rocky Mountain 90,868 13,497.1 148.56

 Pacific Northwest 5,727 1,068.4 186.54 Southwestern 31,947 5,804.1 181.68

 Total 62,797 11,602.6 184.76 Intermountain 21,560 5,950.6 276.00

 Noble fir Pacific Southwest 100,121 27,055.1 270.22

 Pacific Northwest 5,904 1,039.0 175.97 Pacific Northwest 89,677 16,101.8 179.55

 Shasta fir Total 344,386 70,112.3 203.59

 Pacific Northwest 11,390 2,365.9 207.71 Sugar pine

 Subalpine fir Pacific Southwest 19,910 4,662.9 234.21

 Northern 9,458 1,941.2 205.25 Pacific Northwest 2,198 923.5 420.18

 Rocky Mountain 258 66.4 257.27 Total 22,108 5,586.4 252.69

 Southwestern 61 7.3 119.21 Western white pine

 Intermountain 3,697 215.1 58.19 Northern 8,750 2,095.9 239.52

 Pacific Northwest 111 7.1 64.45 Southern 17 0.8 45.91

 Total 13,584 2,237.1 164.68 Pacific Southwest 66 24.5 371.28

 White fir Pacific Northwest 2,779 655.8 236.02

 Rocky Mountain 217 21.4 98.56 Total 11,612 2,777.0 239.15

 Intermountain 6,572 577.6 87.88 Spruce

 Pacific Northwest 91,522 11,481.6 125.45 Black, red, and white spruce

 Total 98,312 12,080.6 122.88 Alaska 4,939 55.1 11.15
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Table 18—Volume and value of sawtimber stumpage sold from National Forests, by selected species and region, 1997a—con.

Average Average

price per price per

thousand thousand

Species and regionb Volumec Valued board feet Species and region Volume Value board feet

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

board feet dollars Dollars board feet dollars Dollars

Softwoods, Western—con. Softwoods, Eastern—con.

 Spruce—con. Spruce

 Engelmann spruce Black, red, and white spruce

 Northern 12,614 2,955.5 234.29 Eastern 4,095 433.9 105.96

 Rocky Mountain 8,864 2,109.2 237.94 Softwoods not specified

 Southwestern 2,772 273.8 98.78 by species

 Intermountain 10,646 1,624.2 152.56 Southern 109 1.3 12.36

 Pacific Northwest 62 86.8 109.99 Eastern 993 67.3 67.80

 Total 34,958 7,049.5 199.36 Total 1,102 68.6 62.25

 Sitka spruce Total, eastern softwoods 343,030 96,176.8 280.37

 Pacific Northwest 1,096 123.4 112.61 Total, softwoods 2,091,264 455,833.2 217.97

 Alaska 29,555 2,951.8 99.88 Hardwoods, Western

 Total 30,651 3,075.2 100.33 Aspen

 Softwoods not specified Southwestern 85 1.2 14.57

 by species Intermountain 1,958 27.5 14.04

 Rocky Mountain 7,045 559.5 79.42 Total 2,043 28.7 14.05

 Intermountain 45,367 2,367.0 52.17 Hardwoods not specified

 Pacific Southwest 68,057 1,940.0 28.51 by species

 Pacific Northwest 32,613 9,662.2 296.27 Rocky Mountain 119 2.1 18.08

 Total 153,082 14,528.7 94.91 Pacific Southwest 49 0.5 10.95

Total, western softwoods 1,748,233 359,656.4 205.73 Pacific Northwest 95 1.3 13.54

 Total 263 3.9 14.83

Softwoods, Eastern Total, western hardwoods 2,306 32.6 14.14

 Fir

 True fir Hardwoods, Eastern

 Eastern 232 16.8 72.23 Ash

 Hemlock Southern 110 10.2 92.71

 Eastern hemlock Eastern 1,253 382.3 305.00

 Southern 152 12.7 84.00 Total 1,363 392.5 287.82

 Eastern 185 8.4 45.72 Aspen

 Total 337 21.1 62.97 Eastern 3,424 231.1 67.50

 Pine Basswood

 Eastern white pine Southern 3 0.0 16.61

 Southern 5,428 747.6 137.73 Eastern 783 91.9 117.49

 Eastern 2,363 210.1 88.88 Total 786 91.9 117.11

 Total 7,791 957.7 122.91 Beech

 Jack pine Eastern 1,470 43.8 29.81

 Eastern 7,539 681.6 90.41 Birch

 Red pine Paper birch

 Eastern 11,218 1,693.6 150.97 Eastern 1,313 119.9 91.31

 Red and eastern white pine Yellow birch

 Eastern 7,332 1,566.4 213.65 Eastern 1,903 426.5 224.13

 Southern pine Cherry

 Southern 289,367 88,922.0 307.30 Black cherry

 Eastern 11,808 1,460.3 123.67 Southern 10 1.9 181.08

 Total 301,175 90,382.3 300.10 Eastern 14,406 17,787.2 1,234.73

 Not specified Total 14,416 17,789.1 1,233.98

 Northern 3 0.3 98.71 Maple

 Southwestern 50 4.0 79.76 Red maple

 Eastern 2,156 350.5 162.55 Southern 34 1.3 37.94

 Total 2,209 354.8 160.57 Eastern 6,977 890.4 127.62

 Total 7,011 891.7 127.18
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Table 18—Volume and value of sawtimber stumpage sold from National Forests, by selected species and region, 1997a—con.

Average Average

price per price per

thousand thousand

Species and regionb Volumec Valued board feet Species and region Volume Value board feet

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

board feet dollars Dollars board feet dollars Dollars

Hardwoods, Eastern—Con.

 Sugar maple Not specified:

 Southern 1 0.0 109.48 Southern 6,681 847.8 126.89

 Eastern 7,322 2,614.8 357.12 Eastern 25,996 3,714.0 142.87

 Total 7,323 2,614.8 357.09 Total 32,677 4,561.8 1,233.98

 Not specified Poplar

 Southern 91 6.8 74.20 Yellow poplar:

 Eastern 333 93.9 282.06 Southern 3,095 415.9 134.35

 Total 424 100.7 237.33 Eastern 1,647 281.4 170.83

 Oak Total 4,742 697.3 147.02

 Chestnut oak: Yellow poplar, basswood

 Southern 2,531 463.3 197.09 and cucumber:

 Eastern 1,420 119.7 84.34 Southern 5,023 581.9 115.85

 Total 3,951 583.0 154.64 Hardwoods not specified

 Red and black oak: by species:

 Pacific Southwest 1 0.0 15.00 Southern 13,959 1,007.2 72.15

 Southern 8,409 2,394.0 284.71 Eastern 8,258 1,241.0 150.28

 Eastern 3,717 1,258.3 338.54 Total 22,217 2,248.2 101.19

 Total 12,127 3,652.3 301.18 Total, eastern hardwoods 124,940 35,842.7 286.88

 White oak: Total, hardwoods 127,246 35,875.3 281.94

 Southern 3,660 558.2 152.54 Total, softwoods and

 Eastern 1,110 258.0 0.00 hardwoods 2,218,510 491,708.5 221.64

 Total 4,770 816.2 171.13

a

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (34); Data may not add to totals because of rounding; The stumpage prices 

 shown in this table do not necessarily indicate values for any specific tract of public or private timber, and prices received for

 individual tracts may vary widely because of differences in amber quality, degree of competition amber accessibility, variations 

 in special costs, methods of allocating overhead costs by species, or other factors; Excludes pulpwood and miscellaneous 

 products and also excludes timber sold by land exchanges and from land in utilization projects.

b

Administrative regions of the Forest Service.

c

Scribner Decimal C log rule except in the Northeastern states timber where international 1/4-in. log rule is used.

d

High bid prices, which include specified road costs and KV payments.

e

Includes small amounts of Jeffrey pine.
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Table 19—Average stumpage prices for sawtimber sold from private lands in Louisiana, by selected 

species, 1965–1997 (dollars per thousand board feet, Doyle log scale)a

Southern pine Ash Gums Oaks

Year Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992

dollars dollarsb dollars dollarsb dollars dollarsb dollars dollarsb

1965 28.40 102.90 22.60 81.88 17.50 63.41 16.20 58.70

1966 34.30 120.77 23.00 80.99 19.50 68.66 17.90 63.03

1967 36.80 129.12 23.30 81.75 19.50 68.42 17.70 62.11

1968 40.70 139.38 25.60 87.67 20.00 68.49 19.00 65.07

1969 50.10 164.80 31.80 104.61 22.60 74.34 21.50 70.72

1970 46.40 147.30 28.10 89.21 21.00 66.67 20.40 64.76

1971 56.00 172.31 26.60 81.85 21.90 67.38 20.80 64.00

1972 66.30 195.00 28.50 83.82 23.80 70.00 23.10 67.94

1973 84.20 219.27 41.50 108.07 32.30 84.11 30.20 78.65

1974 90.90 199.34 48.20 105.70 36.80 80.70 35.50 77.85

1975 81.60 163.86 45.70 91.77 35.40 71.08 34.10 68.47

1976 101.10 194.05 45.80 87.91 37.20 71.40 37.30 71.59

1977 119.90 216.43 49.70 89.71 39.70 71.66 40.60 73.29

1978 156.20 262.08 59.40 99.66 46.20 77.52 46.50 78.02

1979 211.50 314.73 74.20 110.42 51.90 77.23 53.40 79.46

1980 189.20 247.00 70.20 91.64 53.10 69.32 55.50 72.45

1981 185.00 221.29 70.20 83.97 52.00 62.20 55.60 66.51

1982 144.60 169.52 71.10 83.35 53.70 62.95 57.50 67.41

1983 160.70 186.00 103.80 120.14 67.30 77.89 71.60 82.87

1984 158.80 179.44 109.00 123.16 68.00 76.84 72.70 82.15

1985 118.20 134.17 88.30 100.23 57.30 65.04 62.50 70.94

1986 112.30 131.35 87.90 102.81 53.70 62.81 64.70 75.67

1987 147.30 167.96 — — 59.30 67.62 79.00 90.08

1988 161.00 176.54 134.20 147.15 62.10 68.09 101.20 110.96

1989 169.10 176.70 133.80 139.81 65.30 68.23 98.30 102.72

1990 182.60 184.07 141.10 142.24 81.90 82.56 106.50 107.36

1991 194.30 195.47 123.60 124.35 67.60 68.01 89.00 89.54

1992 222.60 222.60 289.30 289.30 78.10 78.10 136.90 136.90

1993 273.30 269.26 — — — — 153.00 150.74

1994 330.50 321.81 — — — — 205.00 199.61

1995 394.75 371.01 — — — — 252.75 331.53

1996 338.75 310.78 — — — — 203.00 186.24

1997 455.25 418.43 — — — — 289.75 266.31

a

Louisiana Department of Agriculture, Office of Marketing (15).

b

Derived by dividing the price in current dollars by the Bureau of Labor 

 Statistics producer price index for all commodities (1992 = 100).
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Table 20—Veneer log productiona, by softwoods and 

hardwoods, 1965–1997 (million board feet, local log rule)b

Year All speciesc Softwoodsd Hardwoodse

1965 6,275 5,425 850

1966 6,315 5,610 705

1967 6,305 5,610 695

1968 6,880 6,150 730

1969 6,430 5,750 680

1970 6,250 5,595 655

1971 7,215 6,515 700

1972 7,815 7,070 740

1973 7,750 7,090 660

1974 6,560 6,045 515

1975 6,535 6,145 390

1976 7,415 7,010 405

1977 7,805 7,360 445

1978 8,005 7,560 445

1979 7,515 7,085 430

1980 6,425 6,040 390

1981 6,460 6,095 365

1982 6,230 5,885 345

1983 7,480 7,110 370

1984 7,690 7,335 350

1985 7,815 7,510 300

1986 8,280 7,960 325

1987 9,075 8,700 375

1988 8,950 8,580 370

1989 8,495 8,119 376

1990 8,331 7,942 389

1991 7,489 7,081 408

1992 7,800 7,339 461

1993 7,800 7,333 467

1994 7,958 7,456 502

1995 10,685 10,165 520

1996f 10,157 9,842 315

1997f 10,367 9,967 400

a

Includes small volumes of imported logs.

b

Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

c

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (35).

d

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (47).

e

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (37).

f

Preliminary.
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Table 21—Pulpwood consumption, production, imports, exports, and the equivalent wood volumes of imports and 

exports of paper, board, and wood pulp, 1965–1997 (thousand cords)a

Paper, board, 

Consumption in U.S. mills and wood pulp

Total U.S. Domestic productions (pulpwood equivalent)

consump- Roundwood Net Net

Year tion Total Total Total Softwoods Hardwoods Residueb imports Imports Exports imports Imports Exports

1965 63,512 54,034 52,884 39,129 28,201 10,928 13,755 1,150 1,305 155 9,479 13,479 4,000

1966 67,441 57,399 56,294 41,809 29,900 11,910 14,484 1,105 1,385 280 10,042 14,549 4,507

1967 67,358 58,419 57,469 41,441 29,967 11,474 16,028 950 1,590 640 8,939 13,920 4,981

1968 68,978 60,969 60,734 43,535 31,690 11,845 17,199 235 1,425 1,190 8,009 13,846 5,838

1969 73,324 64,577 65,257 47,499 34,239 13,260 17,758 -680 980 1,660 8,747 15,136 6,388

1970 73,313 66,732 67,577 49,467 37,212 12,255 18,110 -845 1,120 1,965 6,581 14,316 7,735

1971 74,472 66,601 66,906 46,295 33,533 12,763 20,610 -305 1,225 1,530 7,871 14,982 7,111

1972 76,040 68,068 69,023 45,311 31,784 13,527 23,712 -955 1,020 1,975 7,972 14,773 6,801

1973 80,335 71,421 72,891 46,269 31,496 14,773 26,622 -1,470 1,200 2,670 8,915 15,775 6,860

1974 83,707 75,787 77,957 50,394 34,268 16,126 27,563 -2,170 965 3,135 7,920 16,885 8,965

1975 68,903 63,941 65,821 41,029 29,035 11,993 24,792 -1,880 765 2,645 4,962 12,113 7,151

1976 78,090 71,094 73,249 45,527 31,856 13,671 27,722 -2,155 1,115 3,270 6,996 14,017 7,021

1977 80,548 72,952 74,972 44,538 31,022 13,516 30,434 -2,020 1,350 3,370 7,596 14,611 7,015

1978 84,349 75,073 76,453 46,722 31,778 14,943 29,731 -1,380 1,675 3,055 9,276 16,208 6,933

1979 87,644 78,680 81,065 50,699 35,389 15,310 30,366 -2,385 1,405 3,790 8,964 16,840 7,876

1980 87,058 81,921 84,031 52,107 36,941 15,166 31,925 -2,110 1,590 3,700 5,136 16,258 11,122

1981 86,820 81,003 82,468 51,390 35,685 15,704 31,079 -1,465 1,490 2,955 5,817 15,585 9,768

1982 82,863 76,912 77,862 49,093 33,829 15,264 28,769 -950 1,405 2,355 5,952 15,039 9,087

1983 90,933 84,504 84,829 51,612 33,413 18,199 33,217 -325 1,715 2,040 6,428 16,200 9,772

1984 95,816 86,282 86,377 52,324 33,945 18,379 34,054 -95 1,825 1,920 9,534 18,658 9,125

1985 95,342 85,380 86,600 52,698 33,097 19,602 33,901 -1,220 650 1,870 9,963 19,216 9,254

1986 100,192 91,187 92,502 57,723 35,630 22,094 34,779 -1,315 630 1,945 9,005 20,025 11,020

1987 102,514 93,005 94,590 58,538 37,172 21,367 36,052 -1,585 430 2,015 9,509 20,929 11,420

1988 101,595 93,000 95,030 59,342 37,359 21,984 35,688 -2,030 735 2,765 8,595 20,622 12,026

1989 100,374 92,615 93,831 59,924 37,755 22,169 33,907 -1,216 988 2,204 7,759 20,438 12,679

1990 99,448 92,561 93,936 61,758 39,559 22,199 32,178 -1,376 917 2,293 6,887 19,934 13,046

1991 95,657 91,925 93,246 62,701 40,213 22,488 30,545 -1,321 1,025 2,346 3,732 18,369 14,637

1992 96,264 93,643 95,239 63,489 39,918 23,571 31,749 -1,596 857 2,453 2,622 18,569 15,947

1993 96,283 90,996 92,759 62,122 37,621 24,501 30,637 -1,764 745 2,509 5,287 19,679 14,391

1994 98,470 93,259 95,327 63,698 38,312 25,387 31,629 -2,068 544 2,612 5,211 20,293 15,082

1995 101,571 97,271 99,257 68,455 40,778 27,677 30,803 -1,986 303 2,290 4,300 21,468 17,168

1996 92,471 90,368 92,560 64,752 38,738 26,014 27,808 -2,193 334 2,527 2,104 18,518 16,414

1997 96,571 92,799 95,062 66,307 38,305c 28,002c 28,755c -2,263 296 2,559 3,772 20,465 16,693

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Forest Service (31,32,33); American Pulpwood Association (11); American Forest and Paper Association (1,3);

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 

b

Chips produced from roundwood and byproducts from primary processing plants, such as slabs, edgings, and veneer cores.

c

Preliminary.
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Table 22—Pulpwood production, by regiona and softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997 (million cords)b

All sections Northd Southe West

Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- HardYearc Total woods woods Total woods woods Total woods woods Total woods woods

1965 52.9 40.5 12.4 7.9 6.1 1.9 39.7 30.4 9.3 5.3 4.1 1.2

1966 56.3 42.5 13.8 8.4 6.4 2.1 42.2 31.9 10.4 5.6 4.2 1.4

1967 57.5 43.8 13.7 8.6 6.6 2.1 43.1 32.8 10.3 5.7 4.4 1.4

1968 60.7 46.6 14.1 9.1 7.0 2.1 45.6 34.9 10.6 6.1 4.7 1.4

1969 65.3 49.1 16.2 9.8 7.4 2.4 49.0 36.9 12.1 6.5 4.9 1.6

1970 67.6 52.2 15.4 10.1 7.8 2.3 50.7 39.2 11.5 6.8 5.2 1.5

1971 66.9 50.8 16.1 10.0 7.6 2.4 50.2 38.1 12.0 6.7 5.1 1.6

1972 69.0 51.8 17.2 10.4 7.8 2.6 51.8 38.8 12.9 6.9 5.2 1.7

1973 72.9 54.1 18.8 10.9 8.1 2.8 54.7 40.6 14.1 7.3 5.4 1.9

1974 78.0 56.6 21.4 11.7 8.5 3.2 58.5 42.4 16.1 7.8 5.7 2.1

1975 65.8 49.8 16.0 9.9 7.5 2.4 49.4 37.4 12.0 6.6 5.0 1.6

1976 73.2 55.0 18.3 11.0 8.2 2.7 54.9 41.2 13.7 7.3 5.5 1.8

1977 75.0 56.7 18.2 11.2 8.5 2.7 56.2 42.5 13.7 7.5 5.7 1.8

1978 76.5 56.6 19.8 11.5 8.5 3.0 57.3 42.4 14.9 7.6 5.7 2.0

1979 81.1 60.0 21.1 12.2 9.0 3.2 60.8 45.0 15.8 8.1 6.0 2.1

1980 84.0 62.2 21.8 12.6 9.3 3.3 63.0 46.7 16.3 8.4 6.2 2.2

1981 82.5 60.3 22.2 12.4 9.0 3.3 61.9 45.2 16.7 8.2 6.0 2.2

1982 77.9 56.8 21.1 11.7 8.5 3.2 58.4 42.6 15.8 7.8 5.7 2.1

1983 84.8 60.5 24.3 12.7 9.1 3.6 63.6 45.4 18.2 8.5 6.1 2.4

1984 86.4 61.6 24.8 13.0 9.2 3.7 64.8 46.2 18.6 8.6 6.2 2.5

1985 86.6 60.5 26.1 13.0 9.1 3.9 64.9 45.4 19.6 8.7 6.0 2.6

1986 92.5 63.8 28.7 13.9 9.6 4.3 69.4 47.9 21.5 9.3 6.4 2.9

1987 94.6 65.9 28.8 14.2 9.9 4.3 71.0 49.4 21.6 9.5 6.6 2.9

1988 95.0 65.6 29.5 14.3 9.8 4.4 71.3 49.2 22.1 9.5 6.6 2.9

1989 93.8 65.3 28.6 14.1 9.8 4.3 70.4 48.9 21.4 9.4 6.5 2.9

1990 93.9 64.7 29.3 14.1 9.7 4.4 70.5 48.5 22.0 9.4 6.5 2.9

1991 93.2 64.4 28.8 14.0 9.7 4.3 69.9 48.3 21.6 9.3 6.4 2.9

1992 95.2 64.7 30.5 14.3 9.7 4.6 71.4 48.5 22.9 9.5 6.5 3.0

1993 92.8 61.3 31.4 13.9 9.2 4.7 69.5 46.0 23.6 9.3 6.1 3.1

1994 95.3 62.6 32.7 14.3 9.4 4.9 71.5 47.0 24.5 9.5 6.3 3.3

1995 99.3 64.2 35.1 14.9 9.6 5.3 74.4 48.1 26.3 9.9 6.4 3.5

1996 92.6 60.3 32.2 13.9 9.1 4.8 69.4 45.3 24.2 9.3 6.0 3.2

1997 92.4 60.1 33.9 14.1 9.0 5.1 70.5 45.1 25.4 9.4 6.0 3.4

a

The West includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

 The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,

 Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

 The North includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York,

 Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

b

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45); American Pulpwood Association (11); 

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

c

Data for the years 1989 to 1997 are domestic receipts at pulp mills.

d

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (31,32).

e

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (30,33).
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Table 23—Pulpwood stumpage prices of Louisiana and northern New Hampshire, 

1965–1997 (dollars per cord)

Louisianaa Northern New Hampshireb

Year Southern pine Hardwoods Hemlock and pinec Spruce and fir

Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992

dollars dollarsd dollars dollarsd dollars dollarsd dollars dollarsd

1965 4.40 15.94 1.60 5.80 1.75 6.34 4.50 16.30

1966 4.55 16.02 1.70 5.99 2.60 9.15 5.25 18.49

1967 4.60 16.14 1.75 6.14 2.10 7.37 5.25 18.42

1968 4.65 15.92 1.85 6.34 2.00 6.85 5.25 17.98

1969 4.65 15.30 1.90 6.25 1.85 6.09 4.50 14.80

1970 4.70 14.92 1.95 6.19 1.75 5.56 4.50 14.29

1971 4.75 14.62 — — 1.75 5.38 4.50 13.85

1972 4.75 13.97 2.10 6.18 2.00 5.88 4.50 13.24

1973 5.20 13.54 2.40 6.25 2.00 5.21 4.50 11.72

1974 6.05 13.27 2.70 5.92 2.65 5.81 5.50 12.06

1975 6.40 12.85 2.80 5.62 2.65 5.32 6.00 12.05

1976 6.70 12.86 2.80 5.37 2.65 5.09 6.50 12.48

1977 7.10 12.82 2.95 5.32 2.65 4.78 6.50 11.73

1978 7.80 13.09 3.15 5.29 2.90 4.87 7.00 11.74

1979 9.30 13.84 3.65 5.43 3.75 5.58 8.00 11.90

1980 10.30 13.45 4.10 5.35 5.00 6.53 8.00 10.44

1981 12.65 15.13 4.30 5.14 5.00 5.98 8.00 9.57

1982 14.30 16.76 4.50 5.28 5.00 5.86 8.00 9.38

1983 14.85 17.19 4.80 5.56 5.00 5.79 8.50 9.84

1984 17.65 19.94 4.35 4.92 5.00 5.65 8.50 9.60

1985 15.20 17.25 4.40 4.99 4.00 4.54 9.00 10.22

1986 12.05 14.09 4.30 5.03 3.75 4.39 9.00 10.53

1987 13.85 15.79 5.35 6.10 3.75 4.28 9.00 10.26

1988 15.95 17.49 5.20 5.70 3.50 3.84 10.00 10.96

1989 18.33 19.15 5.54 5.79 4.00 4.18 11.00 11.49

1990 17.88 18.02 5.45 5.49 6.00 6.05 12.50 12.60

1991 20.80 20.93 8.19 8.24 6.00 6.04 14.00 14.08

1992 23.50 23.50 7.84 7.84 5.75 5.75 11.75 11.75

1993 25.07 24.70 9.77 9.63 6.00 5.91 16.50 16.26

1994 23.51 22.89 10.12 9.85 11.50 11.20 12.00 11.68

1995 24.35 22.89 10.40 9.77 — — — —

1996 23.84 21.87 12.63 11.59 — — — —

1997 23.95 22.01 15.05 13.83 — — — —

a

Louisiana Department of Agriculture, Office of Marketing (15); 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (30).

b

New Hampshire University, Cooperative Extention Service, 

and New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development (18).

c

Includes tamarack.

d

Derived by dividing the price in current dollars by the Bureau of Labor Statistics producers

 price index for all commodities (1992 = 100).
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Table 24—Pulpwood prices of Louisiana and northern New Hampshire, 1965–1997 

(dollars per standard cord, including bark)a

Louisianab

Year Southern pine Hardwoods Hemlock and pined Spruce and fir Hardwoods

Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992 Current 1992

dollars dollarse dollars dollarse dollars dollarse dollars dollarse dollars dollarse

1965 15.70 56.88 13.65 49.46 16.85 61.05 21.00 76.09 16.50 59.78

1966 16.50 58.10 14.80 52.11 17.75 62.50 22.00 77.46 17.50 61.62

1967 16.50 57.89 14.85 52.11 20.25 71.05 22.40 78.60 17.50 61.40

1968 17.00 58.22 16.30 55.82 19.55 66.95 22.15 75.86 — —

1969 17.75 58.39 17.40 57.24 19.45 63.98 23.20 76.32 18.90 62.17

1970 17.75 56.35 17.45 55.40 19.50 61.90 23.40 74.29 20.00 63.49

1971 — — — — 19.50 60.00 23.40 72.00 20.25 62.31

1972 19.25 56.62 19.00 55.88 19.25 56.62 23.75 69.85 22.00 64.71

1973 22.50 58.59 22.00 57.29 20.40 53.13 25.50 66.41 23.50 61.20

1974 28.30 62.06 24.95 54.71 21.25 46.60 30.00 65.79 26.50 58.11

1975 29.25 58.73 26.20 52.61 25.15 50.50 30.50 61.24 28.50 57.23

1976 30.45 58.45 26.10 50.10 30.40 58.35 31.50 60.46 31.65 60.75

1977 31.65 57.13 27.20 49.10 32.50 58.66 36.50 65.88 33.00 59.57

1978 34.55 57.97 28.30 47.48 34.50 57.89 39.00 65.44 35.00 58.72

1979 38.95 57.96 32.05 47.69 36.65 54.54 44.00 65.48 37.00 55.06

1980 41.45 54.11 33.60 43.86 36.65 47.85 46.00 60.05 41.50 54.18

1981 44.20 52.87 34.20 40.91 41.50 49.64 49.00 58.61 44.00 52.63

1982 46.95 55.04 35.25 41.32 41.50 48.65 49.00 57.44 44.00 51.58

1983 47.60 55.09 35.30 40.86 41.50 48.03 49.00 56.71 46.50 53.82

1984 42.75 48.31 — — 41.50 46.89 49.00 55.37 47.50 53.67

1985 49.20 55.85 37.50 42.57 41.50 47.11 49.00 55.62 46.50 52.78

1986 48.10 56.26 35.40 41.40 41.50 48.54 49.50 57.89 47.00 54.97

1987 50.65 57.75 45.35 51.71 41.50 47.32 49.50 56.44 47.00 53.59

1988 52.25 57.29 46.85 51.37 41.50 45.50 50.50 55.37 47.50 52.08

1989 55.19 57.67 46.49 48.58 41.50 43.36 50.50 52.77 51.00 53.29

1990 55.64 56.09 47.86 48.25 48.50 48.89 56.75 57.21 50.75 51.16

1991 61.04 61.41 52.37 52.69 50.00 50.30 66.75 67.15 50.75 51.06

1992 64.11 64.11 46.85 46.85 47.00 47.00 66.00 66.00 49.50 49.50

1993 66.15 65.17 51.54 50.78 49.00 48.28 65.00 64.04 49.50 48.77

1994 57.55 56.04 55.23 53.78 65.50 63.78 44.00 42.84 50.50 49.17

1995 67.93 63.84 73.06 68.67 — — — — — —

1996 62.55 57.39 57.45 52.71 — — — — — —

1997 72.30 66.45 70.19 64.51 — — — — — —

a

All numbers reflect the delivered timber price.

b

Louisiana Department of Agriculture, Office of Marketing (15); f.o.b. car; U.S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Forest Service (30). 

c

New Hampshire University, Cooperative Extention Service, and New Hampshire Department of

 Resources and Economic Development (18).

d

Includes tamarack.

e

Derived by dividing price in current dollars by the Bureau of Labor Statistics producer price

 index for all commodities (1992 = 100).

Northern New Hampshirec
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Table 25—Lumber production, imports, exports, and consumption, by softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997a

Production Imports Exports Consumption Per capita consumption

Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- HardYear Total woods woods Total woods woods Total woodsb woods Total woods woods Total woods woods

Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion Billion

board board board board board board board board board board board board Board Board Board

feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet

1965 38.7 29.3 9.4 5.2 4.9 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.1 43.0 33.4 9.6 222 172 50

1966 38.6 28.8 9.8 5.2 4.8 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.2 42.7 32.7 10.0 217 166 51

1967 36.6 27.3 9.3 5.1 4.8 0.3 1.2 1.0 0.2 40.5 31.1 9.4 204 157 47

1968 37.7 29.3 8.4 6.1 5.8 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.1 42.7 34.1 8.6 213 170 43

1969 36.1 28.3 7.8 6.3 5.9 0.4 1.1 1.0 0.1 41.3 33.2 8.1 204 164 40

1970 35.2 27.5 7.7 6.1 5.8 0.3 1.2 1.1 0.1 40.1 32.2 7.9 196 157 39

1971 38.1 30.0 8.1 7.6 7.2 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.2 44.6 36.3 8.3 215 175 40

1972 39.2 31.0 8.2 9.4 9.0 0.4 1.4 1.2 0.2 47.2 38.8 8.4 225 185 40

1973 40.4 31.6 8.8 9.5 9.0 0.5 2.0 1.8 0.2 47.9 38.8 9.1 226 183 43

1974 36.1 27.7 8.4 7.2 6.8 0.4 1.8 1.6 0.2 41.5 32.9 8.6 194 154 40

1975 34.0 26.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 0.3 1.6 1.4 0.2 38.4 31.0 7.4 178 144 34

1976 38.6 30.6 8.0 8.3 8.0 0.3 1.8 1.6 0.2 45.1 37.0 8.1 207 170 37

1977 41.2 32.7 8.5 10.7 10.4 0.3 1.6 1.4 0.2 50.3 41.7 8.6 228 189 39

1978 42.5 33.5 9.0 12.3 11.9 0.4 1.8 1.4 0.4 53.0 44.0 9.0 238 198 40

1979 42.6 33.3 9.3 11.6 11.2 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.4 52.0 42.7 9.3 231 190 41

1980 37.3 28.2 9.1 9.9 9.6 0.3 2.5 2.0 0.5 44.7 35.8 8.9 196 157 39

1981 33.4 25.4 8.0 9.5 9.2 0.3 2.4 1.9 0.5 40.5 32.7 7.8 176 142 34

1982 31.7 23.8 7.9 9.0 8.8 0.2 2.0 1.6 0.4 38.7 31.0 7.7 166 133 33

1983 38.5 29.7 8.8 11.7 11.5 0.2 2.3 1.8 0.5 47.9 39.4 8.5 204 168 36

1984 41.0 31.2 9.8 13.0 12.7 0.3 2.1 1.6 0.5 51.8 42.3 9.5 219 178 40

1985 40.8 31.3 9.5 14.4 14.1 0.3 1.9 1.5 0.4 53.3 43.9 9.4 223 183 39

1986 45.6 35.3 10.3 14.1 13.8 0.3 2.4 1.9 0.5 57.3 47.2 10.1 237 195 42

1987 49.5 38.3 11.2 14.6 14.2 0.4 3.2 2.5 0.7 60.9 50.0 10.9 250 205 45

1988 49.9 38.1 11.8 13.8 13.5 0.3 4.5 3.3 1.2 59.3 48.3 10.9 241 196 44

1989 49.4 37.5 11.9 15.3 14.9 0.4 4.2 3.4 0.9 60.5 49.1 11.4 245 198 46

1990 47.8 35.8 12.0 13.1 12.9 0.3 3.8 2.9 0.9 57.1 45.7 11.4 229 183 46

1991 44.2 33.2 11.0 11.8 11.5 0.2 4.0 3.1 0.9 51.9 41.6 10.3 205 165 41

1992 45.8 34.5 11.3 13.5 13.2 0.3 3.6 2.6 1.0 55.7 45.1 10.6 218 177 41

1993 44.6 32.9 11.7 15.4 15.1 0.3 3.4 2.3 1.0 56.7 45.7 11.0 220 177 43

1994 45.2 34.1 11.1 16.6 16.2 0.4 3.3 2.2 1.1 58.5 48.2 10.4 225 185 40

1995 43.5 32.2 11.3 17.6 17.2 0.4 2.9 1.9 1.1 58.2 47.6 10.6 221 181 40

1996 46.6 33.9 12.7 18.4 18.0 0.4 2.9 1.8 1.1 62.2 50.2 12.0 234 189 45

1997 47.4 34.5 12.9c 18.5 18.0 0.5 2.9 1.6 1.2 63.0 50.9 12.1 235 190 45

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (40); American Forest and Paper Association (2); Luppold, W. 1998. Personal

 communication, USDA Forest Service, Northeast Forest Experimental Station, Princeton, WV. Data may not add to totals because of

 rounding; Data have been revised. 

b

Includes small volumes of mixed species (not classified as softwoods or hardwoods).

c

Preliminary.
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Table 26—Lumber production, by regiona and softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997 (billion board feet)b

North South Westc

Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- HardYear Total woods woods Total woods woods Total woods woods Total woods woods

1965 38.7 29.3 9.4 4.4 1.1 3.3 12.7 6.8 5.9 21.6 21.4 0.2

1966 38.6 28.8 9.8 4.5 1.1 3.4 12.9 6.7 6.2 21.2 21.0 0.2

1967 36.6 27.3 9.3 4.5 1.1 3.4 12.4 6.6 5.8 19.7 19.6 0.1

1968 38.0 29.3 8.7 4.5 1.1 3.4 12.2 7.0 5.2 21.3 21.2 0.1

1969 37.0 28.3 8.7 4.6 1.1 3.5 12.3 7.3 5.0 20.1 19.9 0.2

1970 35.8 27.5 8.3 4.4 1.0 3.4 12.0 7.2 4.8 19.4 19.3 0.1

1971 38.4 30.0 8.4 4.4 1.1 3.3 12.9 7.9 5.0 21.1 21.0 0.1

1972 39.5 31.0 8.5 4.4 1.1 3.3 13.0 8.0 5.0 22.1 21.9 0.2

1973 40.4 31.6 8.8 4.6 1.1 3.5 13.2 8.0 5.2 22.6 22.5 0.1

1974 36.1 27.7 8.4 4.4 1.1 3.3 11.9 7.0 4.9 19.8 19.6 0.2

1975 33.9 26.7 7.2 4.1 1.1 3.0 11.1 7.0 4.1 18.8 18.6 0.2

1976 38.4 30.6 7.8 — — — — — — 28.8 28.6 0.2

1977 41.0 32.7 8.3 — — — — — — 30.9 30.7 0.2

1978 42.2 33.5 8.7 — — — — — — 31.7 31.5 0.2

1979 42.4 33.3 9.1 — — — — — — 31.5 31.3 0.2

1980 37.1 28.2 8.9 — — — — — — 26.5 26.2 0.3

1981 32.5 25.4 7.1 — — — — — — — — —

1982 31.5 23.8 7.7 3.8 1.1 2.7 13.5 8.8 4.7 14.2 13.9 0.3

1983 38.3 29.7 8.6 4.3 1.3 3.0 15.7 10.3 5.4 18.3 18.1 0.2

1984 41.0 31.2 9.9 4.5 1.2 3.3 17.1 10.7 6.4 19.5 19.3 0.2

1985 40.7 31.3 9.4 4.2 1.2 3.0 15.9 10.2 5.7 20.1 19.9 0.2

1986 45.9 35.3 10.6 5.0 1.4 3.6 18.8 11.7 7.1 22.4 22.2 0.2

1987 49.5 38.3 11.2 5.3 1.5 3.8 19.9 12.3 7.6 24.8 24.5 0.3

1988 49.9 38.1 11.8 5.3 1.4 3.9 20.7 12.7 8.0 24.3 24.0 0.3

1989 49.4 37.5 11.9 4.4 1.2 3.2 21.2 12.3 8.9 24.3 24.0 0.3

1990 47.8 35.8 12.0 3.9 1.5 2.4 22.5 12.6 9.9 22.1 21.7 0.4

1991 44.2 33.2 11.0 4.8 1.5 3.3 20.0 12.1 7.9 20.0 19.6 0.4

1992 45.8 34.5 11.3 4.7 1.6 3.1 21.1 13.0 8.1 20.3 19.9 0.4

1993 44.6 32.9 11.7 7.8 1.9 5.9 21.0 15.4 5.6 16.0 15.6 0.4

1994 45.2 34.1 11.1 8.0 1.9 6.1 21.8 16.0 5.8 16.6 16.2 0.4

1995 43.5 32.2 11.3 8.1 1.9 6.1 21.1 15.3 5.8 15.4 15.0 0.4

1996 46.6 33.9 12.7 7.9 2.0 5.9 22.0 15.7 6.3 16.7 16.3 0.4

1997 47.4 34.5 12.9 9.3 2.1 7.2 20.6 15.5 5.0 17.1 16.6 0.5

a

The West includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon,

 South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The South includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, 

 Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

 The North includes the remaining 24 states.

b

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (40); American Forest and Paper Association (2); 

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 

c

Western Wood Products Association (61).

All regions
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Table 27—United States lumber imports, by softwoods and hardwoods and country of origin, 1965–1997

 (million board feet)a

All species Softwoods Hardwoods

Year Total Canada Mexico Otherb Totalc Canada Mexico Otherb Total Canada Mexico Otherb

1965 5,232.4 5,016.6 10.1 205.7 4,898.1 4,855.7 8.1 34.3 334.3 160.9 2.0 171.4

1966 5,200.0 4,920.9 5.2 273.9 4,779.2 4,730.4 3.7 45.1 420.8 190.5 1.5 228.8

1967 5,140.8 4,902.5 5.6 232.7 4,798.1 4,747.1 3.1 47.9 342.7 155.4 2.5 184.8

1968 6,154.2 5,899.2 4.0 251.0 5,809.1 5,750.0 3.2 55.9 345.1 149.2 0.8 195.1

1969 6,300.6 5,963.4 6.6 330.6 5,854.0 5,784.4 5.8 63.8 446.6 179.0 0.8 266.8

1970 6,114.4 5,867.6 7.5 239.3 5,777.7 5,722.5 5.5 49.7 336.7 145.1 2.0 189.6

1971 7,589.4 7,314.5 6.5 268.4 7,231.7 7,172.0 4.9 54.8 357.7 142.5 1.6 213.6

1972 9,433.6 9,029.2 20.5 383.9 8,984.8 8,877.8 18.6 88.4 448.8 151.4 1.9 295.5

1973 9,568.6 8,999.3 20.4 548.9 9,019.9 8,843.9 17.5 158.5 548.7 155.4 2.9 390.4

1974 7,270.8 6,847.3 6.1 417.4 6,821.1 6,732.2 2.4 86.5 449.7 115.1 3.7 330.9

1975 5,975.8 5,738.8 28.5 208.5 5,723.8 5,677.0 0.4 46.4 252.0 61.8 28.1 162.1

1976 8,246.8 7,995.3 1.0 250.5 7,958.5 7,912.6 0.8 45.1 288.3 82.7 0.2 205.4

1977 10,713.3 10,408.0 7.0 298.3 10,369.6 10,327.0 1.2 41.4 343.7 81.0 5.8 256.9

1978 12,214.6 11,879.4 11.9 323.3 11,853.2 11,776.7 11.3 65.2 361.4 102.7 0.6 258.1

1979 11,529.5 11,187.6 4.7 337.2 11,153.3 11,100.9 3.1 49.3 376.2 86.7 1.6 287.9

1980 9,866.1 9,618.7 2.9 244.5 9,572.9 9,546.3 2.5 24.1 293.2 72.4 0.4 220.4

1981 9,523.2 9,285.4 1.8 236.0 9,232.1 9,208.1 1.5 22.5 291.1 77.3 0.3 213.5

1982 9,360.5 9,191.8 6.5 162.2 9,149.5 9,114.9 1.1 33.5 211.0 76.9 5.4 128.7

1983 12,253.5 12,039.6 13.6 200.3 11,993.0 11,962.7 12.0 18.3 260.5 76.9 1.6 182.0

1984 13,632.1 13,342.8 14.6 274.7 13,304.4 13,252.3 11.8 40.3 327.7 90.5 2.8 234.4

1985 14,995.6 14,636.1 12.2 347.3 14,632.0 14,531.7 11.8 88.5 363.6 104.4 0.4 258.8

1986 14,585.1 14,250.0 32.8 302.3 14,238.2 14,142.3 31.9 64.0 346.9 107.7 0.9 238.3

1987 15,191.5 14,763.3 55.1 373.1 14,680.4 14,600.8 54.1 25.5 511.1 162.5 1.0 347.6

1988 13,755.1 12,999.2 73.3 682.6 13,450.3 12,855.2 72.5 522.6 304.8 144.0 0.3 160.1

1989 15,232.2 13,964.2 194.2 1,073.9 14,882.8 13,761.2 193.0 928.6 349.4 202.9 0.4 145.3

1990 13,062.9 11,918.4 361.3 783.3 12,831.3 11,804.7 360.3 666.3 231.7 113.6 0.2 117.0

1991 11,708.1 11,517.6 48.5 142.0 11,498.0 11,410.8 47.8 39.4 210.2 106.8 0.2 102.7

1992 13,426.5 13,207.9 54.0 164.6 13,166.6 13,055.1 53.1 58.5 259.9 152.8 0.2 106.1

1993 15,368.5 15,059.7 52.6 256.2 15,055.0 14,856.2 51.6 147.2 313.5 203.5 0.2 108.9

1994 16,534.3 16,103.5 52.5 378.4 16,165.1 15,871.6 51.4 242.1 369.3 231.9 0.2 136.3

1995 17,523.8 16,989.5 108.8 425.4 17,169.5 16,780.5 106.2 282.8 354.3 209.0 2.7 142.7

1996 18,363.0 17,823.6 120.9 418.5 17,986.2 17,593.2 117.6 275.4 376.8 230.4 3.3 143.1

1997 18,237.1 17,535.7 124.4 577.0 17,785.9 17,235.5 120.0 430.4 451.2 300.2 4.4 146.6

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (49); U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

 Service (26,27); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

For the years 1974 to 1977, all imports with a value of less than $500 are included in Other.

c

Includes small volumes of hardwoods.
Table 28—United States lumber exports, by softwoods and hardwoods and country or region of destination, 1965–1997 (million board feet)a

All species Softwoods Hardwood

Central Central C

and and 

European South European South European S

Year Total Canada Unionb Americac Japan Other Total Canada Unionb Americac Japan Other Total Canada Unionb Am

1965 919.1 285.1 249.4 1.1 105.7 277.8 778.9 184.0 229.3 1.0 103.1 261.5 140.2 101.1 20.1 1966 1,022.6 309.0 250.2 1.3 174.4 287.7 867.9 186.5 230.3 1.2 171.3 278.6 154.7 122.5 19.9 1967 1,129.5 338.0 261.0 1.1 265.8 263.6 965.2 207.6 241.0 1.1 260.7 254.8 164.3 130.4 20.0 1968 1,161.7 295.4 304.3 1.2 288.6 272.2 1,048.1 210.4 288.9 1.1 284.8 262.9 113.6 85.0 15.4 1969 1,142.2 285.0 278.3 1.1 317.3 260.5 1,023.8 198.3 264.6 1.0 309.6 250.3 118.4 86.7 13.7 1970 1,243.4 269.9 299.3 1.3 383.5 289.4 1,115.5 202.6 281.8 1.1 359.6 270.4 127.9 67.3 17.5 1971 1,093.6 289.3 239.0 1.0 323.1 241.2 933.3 206.3 213.8 0.9 287.4 224.9 160.3 83.0 25.2 1972 1,428.3 419.5 286.0 1.0 478.7 243.1 1,191.1 290.1 267.9 0.9 407.2 225.0 237.2 129.4 18.1 1973 1,965.9 548.4 517.0 1.2 569.1 330.2 1,752.7 388.5 488.3 1.0 564.4 310.5 213.2 159.9 28.7 1974 1,765.4 522.3 347.4 1.1 573.9 320.7 1,566.5 382.2 311.3 1.0 570.5 301.5 198.9 140.1 36.1 1975 1,618.1 549.4 244.9 1.3 516.8 305.7 1,405.4 397.5 218.7 1.1 515.3 272.8 212.7 151.9 26.2 1976 1,846.0 619.7 354.5 1.4 478.0 392.4 1,605.5 437.9 316.3 1.3 475.1 374.9 240.5 181.8 38.2 1977 1,665.6 537.4 336.6 1.5 439.6 350.5 1,427.7 365.5 288.6 1.4 436.7 335.5 237.9 171.9 48.0 1978 1,740.9 648.4 347.4 1.3 411.3 332.5 1,353.9 374.4 257.6 1.3 407.6 313.0 387.0 274.0 89.8 1979 2,186.5 651.5 456.1 2.0 647.6 429.3 1,781.3 427.6 345.6 1.9 640.5 365.7 361.1 223.9 110.5 1980 2,506.8 631.3 594.7 3.6 648.9 628.3 2,006.5 388.3 429.2 3.2 633.9 551.9 487.5 243.0 165.5 1981 2,379.0 729.1 398.3 4.0 524.3 723.3 1,927.8 509.1 234.4 3.6 506.5 674.2 478.5 220.0 163.9 1982 2,050.3 418.9 410.6 3.1 627.9 589.8 1,634.9 261.9 248.2 2.9 610.7 511.2 385.9 157.0 162.4 1983 2,319.1 664.1 458.8 2.3 631.6 562.3 1,755.6 433.2 290.6 2.0 595.3 434.5 514.3 230.9 168.2 1984 2,121.0 555.7 345.0 2.7 602.4 615.2 1,623.6 347.7 212.0 2.1 545.0 516.8 526.8 208.0 133.0 1985 1,840.9 431.3 277.0 5.3 617.6 509.7 1,420.1 300.7 177.3 4.7 574.2 363.2 372.7 130.6 99.7 1986 2,422.0 510.1 395.3 10.6 888.3 617.7 1,888.4 361.2 253.3 10.0 827.0 436.9 499.3 148.9 142.0 1987 3,241.0 648.0 528.1 9.0 1,200.5 855.4 2,447.0 445.8 309.5 8.1 1,077.2 606.4 725.8 202.2 218.6 1988 4,347.8 753.7 891.0 5.0 1,532.4 1,165.7 3,227.5 493.9 490.5 3.5 1,280.0 959.6 1,163.2 259.8 400.5 1989 4,136.9 642.7 673.1 7.7 1,614.2 1,199.1 3,339.6 457.1 397.0 6.7 1,457.8 1,021.0 825.3 185.6 276.1 1990 4,614.4 657.6 685.8 6.7 1,270.3 1,994.0 3,752.9 422.7 412.0 6.0 1,145.1 1,767.1 812.8 234.9 273.8 1991 3,880.1 564.8 753.7 10.7 1,215.7 1,335.2 2,999.5 365.4 429.2 10.2 1,086.1 1,108.6 880.9 199.4 324.5 1992 3,512.5 571.7 735.1 9.3 1,112.9 1,083.5 2,567.3 313.8 399.2 8.3 1,003.6 842.5 930.8 258.0 335.9 1993 3,280.3 566.0 548.1 4.7 1,180.5 980.9 2,291.5 267.0 242.8 3.7 1,063.2 714.8 963.7 299.0 305.3 1994 3,115.3 610.7 543.8 7.2 1,056.6 897.0 2,078.0 285.5 230.5 6.4 958.4 597.2 1,003.5 325.1 313.3 1995 2,957.8 650.3 513.4 5.9 978.2 810.0 1,872.1 312.5 201.5 4.7 871.6 481.8 1,057.3 337.8 311.9 1996 2,897.9 664.3 485.3 7.2 961.3 779.8 1,788.7 312.3 178.2 5.3 860.7 432.2 1,089.8 352.0 307.1 1997 2,933.4 713.3 592.3 15.9 796.6 815.3 1,709.4 329.3 206.2 14.0 692.2 467.7 1,224.0 384.0 386.1 

aU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (48); U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (26,27); Data may not add to

 totals because of rounding.

bIncludes Belgium–Luxembourg, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Trieste, and the United Kingdom; United NcIncludes Mexico.
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Table 29—Lumbera production in Canada, by softwoods and hardwoods and region, 

1965–1997 (billion board feet)b

Softwoods Hardwoods

British Columbiac Other British Other

Year All species Total Total Coast Interior Canada Total Columbia Canada

1965 10.8 10.3 7.4 3.6 3.8 2.9 0.5 .... 0.5

1966 10.6 10.0 7.3 3.7 3.6 2.7 0.6 .... 0.6

1967 10.3 9.7 7.1 3.9 3.2 2.6 0.6 .... 0.6

1968 11.4 10.8 7.8 4.1 3.7 3.0 0.6 d 0.6

1969 11.5 11.0 7.7 3.8 3.9 3.3 0.5 d 0.5

1970 11.3 10.8 7.7 3.8 3.9 3.1 0.5 d 0.5

1971 12.7 12.3 8.9 4.2 4.8 3.3 0.5 d 0.5

1972 14.0 13.4 9.5 4.0 5.5 3.9 0.5 d 0.5

1973 15.5 14.9 10.4 4.4 6.0 4.5 0.6 d 0.6

1974 13.6 13.0 8.7 3.4 5.3 4.3 0.6 d 0.6

1975 11.6 11.2 7.4 2.5 4.9 3.7 0.4 d 0.4

1976 15.6 15.1 10.6 4.0 6.6 4.5 0.5 d 0.5

1977 17.6 17.2 12.0 4.5 7.5 5.2 0.4 d 0.4

1978 19.0 18.5 12.5 4.8 7.7 5.9 0.6 d 0.6

1979 19.8 19.3 12.9 4.7 8.2 6.4 0.5 d 0.5

1980 19.0 18.4 12.0 4.2 7.7 6.5 0.6 d 0.6

1981 17.0 16.6 10.4 3.5 6.9 6.2 0.4 d 0.4

1982 15.6 15.2 9.9 3.0 6.9 5.3 0.4 d 0.4

1983 20.6 20.2 13.0 4.1 8.9 7.1 0.4 d 0.4

1984 20.8 20.2 13.1 3.9 9.2 7.1 0.5 d 0.5

1985 22.1 21.7 13.6 3.6 10.0 8.0 0.4 d 0.4

1986 22.5 22.0 13.1 3.7 9.4 8.8 0.5 d 0.5

1987 26.2 25.6 15.9 4.7 11.2 9.7 0.6 d 0.6

1988 25.7 25.1 15.6 4.6 11.0 9.5 0.6 d 0.6

1989 25.0 24.5 15.2 4.1 11.1 9.3 0.5 d 0.5

1990 23.1 22.7 14.2 3.8 10.4 8.5 0.4 d 0.4

1991 21.9 21.5 13.3 3.5 9.8 8.2 0.4 d 0.4

1992 23.6 23.2 14.1 3.5 10.6 9.0 0.5 d 0.5

1993 25.2 24.8 14.4 3.6 10.8 10.4 0.5 d 0.5

1994 26.1 25.6 14.3 3.7 10.6 11.3 0.5 d 0.5

1995 26.0 25.5 13.8 3.5 10.4 11.7 0.5 d 0.5

1996 27.0 26.6 13.8 3.5 10.4 12.7 0.4 d 0.4

1997 27.4 27.1 13.4 3.3 10.0 13.7 0.4 d 0.4

a

Does not include sawn ties.

b

Statistics Canada (20,21,22); Natural Resources Canada (17);

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

c

Includes small volumes of hardwoods.

d

Fewer than 50 million board feet.
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Table 30—Production of laminated veneer lumber, glulam, I-joists, structural panels, medium-density fiberboard,

and lumber, 1970–1997a

Laminated Oriented Softwood Medium-density

Year veneer lumberb Glulam I-Joists strandboard plywood fiberboard Hardwood Softwood

Million Million Million

Million Million Million square feet square feet square feet Billion Billion 

 cubic feet board feet linear feet (3/8-in. basis) (3/8-in. basis) (3/4-in. basis) board feet board feet

1970 — — — — 15,945 127 8.3 27.5

1971 — — — — 18,277 141 8.4 30.0

1972 — — — — 19,873 157 8.5 31.0

1973 — — — — 19,736 174 8.8 31.6

1974 — — — — 16,707 194 8.4 27.7

1975 — — — — 16,758 215 7.2 26.7

1976 — — — — 18,989 280 7.8 30.6

1977 — — — — 20,065 441 8.3 32.7

1978 — — — — 20,676 508 8.7 33.5

1979 — — — — 19,354 507 9.1 33.3

1980 3 204 45 196 16,272 493 8.9 28.2

1981 4 190 45 342 16,681 516 7.1 25.4

1982 4 164 54 597 15,806 446 7.7 23.8

1983 5 192 63 1,280 19,541 604 8.6 29.7

1984 5 229 72 2,088 19,880 634 9.9 31.2

1985 7 246 90 2,669 20,169 685 9.4 31.3

1986 8 330 99 3,513 22,088 781 10.6 35.3

1987 9 279 108 4,076 22,899 899 11.2 38.3

1988 11 298 108 4,604 22,599 939 11.8 38.1

1989 12 322 117 5,105 21,385 970 11.9 37.5

1990 16 324 122 5,418 20,919 950 12.0 35.8

1991 16 265 158 5,613 18,652 958 11.0 33.2

1992 17 258 252 6,653 19,332 1,066 11.3 34.5

1993 21 239 358 7,002 19,315 1,161 11.7 32.9

1994 23 264 380 7,486 19,638 1,251 11.1 34.1

1995 28 282 357 7,903 19,367 1,107 11.3 32.2

1996 32 310 451 9,314 19,181 1,246 12.7 33.9

1997 38 300 547 10,534 17,963 1,385 12.9 34.5

a

American Forest and Paper Association (5).

b

North American total; APA–The Engineered Wood Association (8).

c

APA–The Engineered Wood Association (7,8,9).

Lumberc Structural panelsb
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Table 31—Producer price indexes for lumber and selected nonwood competing materials, 1965–1997

 (1992 = 100)a 

All Lumber and Softwood lumber All hardwood

com- wood products All lumber All Douglas-fir Southern pine lumber

Year modities Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb

1965 27.6 23.0 83.4 20.9 75.8 19.5 70.7 20.5 74.4 24.4 88.4 26.4 95.8

1966 28.4 24.0 84.5 22.3 78.4 20.5 72.1 21.5 75.7 26.8 94.4 29.5 103.7

1967 28.5 23.9 84.0 22.3 78.1 21.0 73.5 22.2 78.0 26.8 94.0 27.1 95.2

1968 29.2 27.1 93.0 26.1 89.6 25.3 86.6 26.7 91.5 30.5 104.5 28.3 97.1

1969 30.4 30.0 98.8 29.3 96.3 28.2 92.7 29.3 96.3 33.8 111.2 32.6 107.3

1970 31.5 27.2 86.4 25.3 80.4 23.7 75.3 24.1 76.6 30.7 97.5 31.1 98.8

1971 32.5 30.5 93.8 30.3 93.2 29.6 91.2 31.1 95.8 35.9 110.5 30.7 94.6

1972 34.0 34.6 101.8 35.5 104.5 35.1 103.4 35.8 105.3 40.6 119.4 34.2 100.8

1973 38.4 42.4 110.5 45.6 118.9 44.9 116.9 46.5 121.1 50.3 131.0 45.8 119.4

1974 45.6 44.0 96.4 46.1 100.9 44.3 97.0 47.5 104.0 49.4 108.3 51.4 112.6

1975 49.8 42.4 85.0 42.8 85.9 42.0 84.4 47.0 94.4 47.0 94.4 43.5 87.3

1976 52.1 49.2 94.5 51.9 99.5 52.0 99.7 55.7 106.8 58.2 111.7 47.8 91.6

1977 55.4 56.6 102.2 61.5 111.1 62.3 112.6 64.7 116.9 70.3 126.9 54.3 98.1

1978 59.6 66.1 110.8 71.7 120.2 72.5 121.6 75.4 126.4 81.6 136.9 64.0 107.3

1979 67.2 72.0 107.2 78.8 117.4 79.6 118.5 85.2 126.9 86.9 129.3 70.5 105.0

1980 76.6 69.2 90.4 72.5 94.7 72.3 94.4 78.4 102.3 79.7 104.0 68.3 89.2

1981 83.6 70.1 83.9 72.3 86.5 71.8 85.9 69.2 82.8 78.2 93.5 69.3 82.8

1982 85.3 68.2 79.9 69.2 81.1 67.4 79.0 59.1 69.3 76.6 89.8 71.2 83.4

1983 86.4 73.6 85.2 78.5 90.8 77.5 89.7 80.3 92.9 85.7 99.2 76.9 89.0

1984 88.5 73.7 83.3 77.8 87.9 74.1 83.8 72.8 82.3 85.7 96.8 86.7 98.0

1985 88.1 72.7 82.6 75.8 86.1 72.4 82.2 74.8 84.9 80.6 91.5 83.3 94.7

1986 85.5 73.1 85.5 76.4 89.4 73.0 85.4 73.6 86.1 80.4 94.0 84.1 98.4

1987 87.7 76.9 87.7 81.7 93.2 78.2 89.2 73.9 84.3 87.4 99.7 90.2 102.9

1988 91.2 81.1 88.9 84.4 92.6 80.9 88.7 80.2 87.9 86.1 94.4 93.2 102.2

1989 95.7 86.4 90.3 86.9 90.8 85.6 89.5 89.6 93.6 82.8 86.5 91.2 95.3

1990 99.2 88.5 89.2 86.2 86.8 83.4 84.1 81.8 82.4 85.2 85.9 93.2 94.0

1991 99.4 90.1 90.7 86.4 86.9 84.7 85.2 82.5 83.0 85.1 85.6 91.5 92.0

1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1993 101.5 118.7 117.0 126.8 125.0 130.1 128.2 140.4 138.4 129.3 127.4 116.2 114.6

1994 102.7 122.9 119.6 130.5 127.0 133.5 129.9 139.7 136.0 139.8 136.1 119.8 116.6

1995 106.4 121.5 114.2 119.9 112.7 120.3 113.0 117.5 110.4 127.9 120.2 118.9 111.7

1996 108.9 120.2 110.4 124.4 114.3 127.9 117.5 135.5 124.5 136.1 125.0 116.7 107.2

1997 108.8 125.4 115.2 134.6 123.7 139.2 128.0 130.5 119.9 142.6 131.1 123.9 113.9
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Table 31—Producer price indexes for lumber and selected nonwood competing materials, 1965–1997

(1992 = 100)—Con.

Metals and metal Metal doors, Concrete Ready mixed

products sash, and trim Flat glass products concrete

Year Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb

1965 26.8 97.3 24.3 88.1 — — 27.6 99.9 27.4 99.4

1966 27.5 96.9 24.9 87.7 — — 28.0 98.5 27.8 97.8

1967 27.9 97.7 25.5 89.5 42.4 148.8 28.7 100.6 28.4 99.6

1968 28.5 97.7 26.5 90.9 44.2 151.3 29.4 100.8 29.2 99.9

1969 30.2 99.3 27.7 91.0 46.4 152.7 30.5 100.5 30.5 100.2

1970 32.5 103.1 28.8 91.5 49.0 155.5 32.2 102.1 32.2 102.2

1971 33.1 101.7 30.0 92.4 52.2 160.5 34.6 106.3 34.8 107.1

1972 34.3 100.9 30.8 90.5 51.9 152.6 36.0 105.9 36.3 106.7

1973 36.9 96.1 31.8 82.8 51.4 133.9 37.7 98.2 37.8 98.6

1974 47.8 104.9 37.6 82.4 54.6 119.7 43.4 95.2 43.5 95.4

1975 51.6 103.6 41.4 83.2 58.9 118.3 48.9 98.2 48.8 98.0

1976 54.5 104.7 43.7 83.9 63.5 121.9 51.6 99.1 52.3 100.3

1977 58.1 104.9 48.1 86.8 68.1 122.9 54.9 99.2 55.8 100.8

1978 63.2 106.0 53.0 88.9 73.2 122.8 61.3 102.9 62.2 104.3

1979 72.1 107.4 58.6 87.1 77.9 115.9 70.0 104.1 70.8 105.4

1980 79.7 104.0 65.1 85.0 83.2 108.6 78.5 102.5 79.9 104.3

1981 83.6 99.9 71.2 85.1 90.1 107.7 83.4 99.8 85.2 101.9

1982 83.9 98.4 74.1 86.9 93.8 110.0 85.3 100.0 86.8 101.8

1983 85.4 98.8 76.2 88.2 97.3 112.6 86.5 100.1 87.9 101.8

1984 87.9 99.3 79.0 89.3 95.1 107.5 88.7 100.2 90.5 102.3

1985 87.6 99.4 79.5 90.3 95.4 108.3 91.7 104.1 93.0 105.5

1986 86.6 101.3 80.7 94.4 98.0 114.7 93.2 109.0 93.5 109.3

1987 89.8 102.5 83.0 94.7 100.6 114.7 93.3 106.4 93.1 106.2

1988 99.6 109.2 90.7 99.5 102.9 112.8 93.9 102.9 93.7 102.7

1989 104.1 108.8 96.4 100.7 102.9 107.5 94.9 99.1 94.9 99.1

1990 103.1 103.9 97.4 98.2 100.8 101.7 96.8 97.6 97.1 97.9

1991 100.8 101.4 99.8 100.4 99.3 99.9 99.5 100.1 99.6 100.2

1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1993 100.0 98.5 101.3 99.8 100.7 99.2 102.6 101.0 103.1 101.6

1994 104.7 101.9 105.3 102.5 103.6 100.8 106.2 103.4 107.4 104.6

1995 112.8 106.0 116.0 109.0 106.2 99.8 110.4 103.8 112.0 105.2

1996 109.9 100.9 118.1 108.4 103.2 94.8 113.7 104.4 115.5 106.1

1997 110.6 101.6 119.4 109.8 101.6 93.4 116.0 106.7 117.7 108.2
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Table 31—Producer price indexes for lumber and selected nonwood competing materials, 1965–1997

 (1992 = 100)—Con.

Prepared asphalt Soft surface Hard surface

Ceramic tilec roofingd Gypsum products floor covering floor covering

Year Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb

1965 35.2 127.6 29.4 106.4 39.4 142.7 56.6 205.1 29.2 105.9

1966 35.7 125.6 30.8 108.3 38.8 136.6 56.4 198.5 29.0 102.2

1967 36.4 127.8 30.0 105.3 39.0 136.8 53.7 188.5 28.8 101.1

1968 37.5 128.4 31.2 106.8 40.4 138.3 54.1 185.1 29.6 101.3

1969 38.7 127.3 31.1 102.2 40.4 132.8 54.1 177.8 28.8 94.7

1970 39.7 126.2 30.5 97.0 38.8 123.1 53.1 168.6 28.9 91.7

1971 41.6 127.9 38.0 116.8 42.6 131.0 51.9 159.8 29.9 92.1

1972 41.7 122.7 40.1 117.9 44.7 131.4 51.6 151.7 30.1 88.4

1973 43.4 112.9 41.6 108.3 47.1 122.5 54.2 141.2 30.3 78.9

1974 47.4 103.9 57.1 125.1 53.5 117.4 59.5 130.5 36.2 79.4

1975 52.9 106.3 65.4 131.4 56.0 112.5 61.5 123.5 42.7 85.8

1976 56.9 109.1 69.5 133.3 60.1 115.4 63.3 121.5 47.0 90.2

1977 57.8 104.4 74.0 133.6 71.5 129.0 65.5 118.2 49.5 89.4

1978 57.5 96.5 86.6 145.4 89.2 149.7 67.8 113.8 52.0 87.2

1979 62.4 92.8 94.6 140.8 98.2 146.1 69.8 103.8 57.3 85.3

1980 66.0 86.1 111.9 146.1 99.8 130.3 76.0 99.2 65.7 85.8

1981 71.6 85.7 107.7 128.9 99.8 119.4 84.4 100.9 69.2 82.7

1982 75.4 88.4 106.0 124.3 99.7 116.9 85.4 100.1 70.4 82.6

1983 78.3 90.6 99.8 115.5 111.4 128.9 87.3 101.0 72.4 83.8

1984 81.2 91.8 103.6 117.1 135.0 152.5 89.9 101.6 74.6 84.3

1985 85.4 97.0 106.6 121.0 131.9 149.7 89.1 101.1 77.8 88.3

1986 89.7 105.0 102.7 120.1 136.6 159.8 91.4 106.9 79.9 93.4

1987 92.8 105.9 97.5 111.1 124.8 142.3 93.3 106.4 81.8 93.2

1988 95.9 105.2 100.1 109.8 112.6 123.4 96.4 105.7 86.3 94.6

1989 98.2 102.6 101.4 105.9 109.7 114.6 98.6 103.1 91.5 95.6

1990 99.9 100.7 101.6 102.4 104.9 105.7 99.9 100.7 93.7 94.4

1991 98.9 99.5 102.0 102.6 99.0 99.6 100.5 101.1 98.0 98.6

1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1993 100.7 99.2 100.6 99.1 108.0 106.4 99.7 98.2 102.3 100.7

1994 102.3 99.6 98.5 95.9 135.6 132.0 100.7 98.0 103.7 101.0

1995 104.1 97.8 103.7 97.5 154.0 144.8 102.3 96.2 107.9 101.4

1996 104.3 95.8 103.3 94.8 153.5 141.0 104.4 95.8 108.3 99.5

1997 104.4 95.9 102.3 94.1 170.3 156.5 105.4 96.9 108.7 99.9

a

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (55).

b

Derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodities price index.

c

Ceramic floor and wall tile.

d

Prepared asphalt and tar roofing and siding products.
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Table 32—Relativea producer price index for lumber, 1800–1997 (1992 = 100)b

All All All All All

Year lumber Year lumber Year lumber Year lumber Year lumber

1800 5.0 1840 12.6 1880 19.4 1920 42.0 1960 75.7

1801 5.2 1841 13.0 1881 20.7 1921 35.9 1961 72.0

1802 6.2 1842 12.9 1882 21.1 1922 40.3 1962 73.1

1803 5.3 1843 12.6 1883 20.9 1923 43.7 1963 75.1

1804 5.3 1844 13.3 1884 22.4 1924 39.8 1964 76.7

1805 5.4 1845 14.7 1885 22.9 1925 38.3 1965 75.8

1806 5.5 1846 13.9 1886 23.7 1926 38.2 1966 78.4

1807 5.9 1847 13.4 1887 23.7 1927 37.4 1967 78.1

1808 5.8 1848 13.9 1888 23.1 1928 35.4 1968 89.6

1809 5.4 1849 14.1 1889 23.1 1929 37.5 1969 96.3

1810 5.1 1850 14.8 1890 23.6 1930 37.5 1970 80.4

1811 5.1 1851 14.3 1891 23.2 1931 36.0 1971 93.2

1812 4.8 1852 15.7 1892 24.1 1932 34.8 1972 104.5

1813 4.3 1853 15.2 1893 23.8 1933 40.5 1973 118.9

1814 3.6 1854 14.8 1894 26.3 1934 42.7 1974 100.9

1815 6.4 1855 15.6 1895 24.6 1935 38.7 1975 85.9

1816 7.1 1856 16.0 1896 25.9 1936 40.8 1976 99.5

1817 6.2 1857 16.5 1897 25.1 1937 44.1 1977 111.1

1818 5.8 1858 16.4 1898 25.4 1938 42.6 1978 120.2

1819 6.7 1859 16.0 1899 26.0 1939 45.7 1979 117.4

1820 7.5 1860 16.0 1900 26.8 1940 49.8 1980 94.7

1821 7.5 1861 15.6 1901 27.3 1941 53.2 1981 86.5

1822 7.1 1862 14.2 1902 26.7 1942 51.0 1982 81.1

1823 7.5 1863 13.6 1903 28.4 1943 51.9 1983 90.8

1824 7.6 1864 13.6 1904 26.5 1944 56.2 1984 87.9

1825 7.9 1865 12.6 1905 28.1 1945 55.7 1985 86.1

1826 8.5 1866 15.9 1906 33.2 1946 56.1 1986 89.4

1827 8.6 1867 16.9 1907 31.7 1947 72.8 1987 93.2

1828 9.0 1868 17.4 1908 30.4 1948 76.3 1988 92.6

1829 8.9 1869 17.0 1909 28.3 1949 73.7 1989 90.8

1830 8.8 1870 17.4 1910 26.8 1950 82.8 1990 86.8

1831 8.8 1871 18.4 1911 28.8 1951 80.5 1991 86.9

1832 8.7 1872 18.7 1912 29.1 1952 80.5 1992 100.0

1833 9.1 1873 19.0 1913 30.4 1953 80.8 1993 125.0

1834 10.0 1874 18.8 1914 28.8 1954 79.1 1994 127.0

1835 8.8 1875 18.0 1915 27.6 1955 84.1 1995 112.7

1836 8.0 1876 18.4 1916 25.3 1956 83.1 1996 114.3

1837 11.5 1877 18.6 1917 24.1 1957 75.9 1997 123.7

1838 12.0 1878 18.6 1918 25.0 1958 73.8

1839 11.4 1879 19.9 1919 32.0 1959 79.3

a

Derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodities price index.

b

1800 to 1914, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (12); 
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Table 33—Plywood production, imports, exports, and consumption, by softwoods and hardwoods, 1965–1997 (3/8-in. basis)a

Production Imports Exports Consumption Per capita consumption

Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- Soft- Hard- 

 Year Total woods woodsb Total woods woods Total woods woodsc Total woods woods Total woods woods

Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million

square square square square square square square square square square square square Square Square Square

feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet feet

1965 14,477 12,428 2,049 1,052 5 1,047 36 30 6 15,493 12,403 3,090 80 64 16

1966 14,925 12,849 2,076 1,257 3 1,254 56 48 8 16,126 12,804 3,322 82 65 17

1967 14,756 12,840 1,916 1,247 3 1,244 93 85 8 15,910 12,758 3,152 80 64 16

1968 16,394 14,385 2,009 1,896 10 1,886 78 64 14 18,212 14,331 3,881 91 71 19

1969 15,407 13,538 1,869 2,122 15 2,107 215 199 16 17,314 13,354 3,960 85 66 20

1970 15,945 14,149 1,796 2,049 2 2,047 172 114 58 17,822 14,037 3,785 87 68 18

1971 18,277 16,353 1,924 2,545 3 2,542 114 99 15 20,708 16,257 4,451 100 78 21

1972 19,873 17,843 2,030 3,162 6 3,156 247 221 26 22,788 17,628 5,160 109 84 25

1973 19,736 17,929 1,807 2,536 9 2,527 451 411 40 21,821 17,527 4,294 103 83 20

1974 16,707 15,306 1,401 1,648 4 1,644 610 542 68 17,745 14,768 2,977 83 69 14

1975 16,758 15,706 1,052 1,925 7 1,918 859 791 68 17,824 14,922 2,902 83 69 13

1976 18,989 17,906 1,083 2,368 12 2,356 795 716 79 20,562 17,202 3,360 94 79 15

1977 20,064 18,877 1,187 2,272 18 2,254 357 287 70 21,979 18,608 3,371 100 85 15

1978 20,677 19,492 1,185 2,555 63 2,492 329 298 31 22,903 19,257 3,646 103 87 16

1979 19,354 18,204 1,150 2,097 27 2,070 431 402 29 21,020 17,829 3,191 93 79 14

1980 16,521 15,483 1,038 1,235 37 1,198 413 373 40 17,343 15,147 2,196 76 67 10

1981 16,500 15,524 976 1,512 30 1,482 733 686 47 17,279 14,868 2,411 75 65 10

1982 16,519 15,134 1,385 1,878 9 1,869 493 452 41 17,904 14,691 3,213 77 63 14

1983 19,761 18,281 1,480 2,747 18 2,729 615 574 41 21,893 17,725 4,168 93 76 18

1984 20,370 18,865 1,505 2,527 48 2,480 408 371 37 22,489 18,542 3,948 95 78 17

1985 20,683 19,341 1,342 3,112 54 3,058 365 321 44 23,431 19,075 4,356 98 80 18

1986 21,753 20,363 1,390 3,234 63 3,171 676 614 61 24,312 19,812 4,500 101 82 19

1987 23,836 22,312 1,524 3,932 129 3,803 855 796 60 26,913 21,645 5,268 111 89 22

1988 23,641 22,089 1,552 3,358 96 3,262 1,108 1,004 104 25,891 21,181 4,711 106 86 19

1989 22,926 21,385 1,541 1,983 49 1,935 1,562 1,442 119 23,348 19,991 3,356 94 81 14

1990 22,456 20,919 1,537 1,687 38 1,649 1,766 1,613 153 22,377 19,344 3,033 90 77 12

1991 20,148 18,652 1,496 1,457 28 1,429 1,553 1,322 231 20,052 17,358 2,695 79 69 11

1992 20,755 19,332 1,423 1,776 47 1,729 1,760 1,442 318 20,771 17,937 2,834 81 70 11

1993 20,826 19,315 1,511 1,786 41 1,745 1,677 1,409 268 20,935 17,946 2,989 81 70 12

1994 21,439 19,638 1,801 1,693 47 1,646 1,455 1,211 244 21,677 18,474 3,203 83 71 12

1995 21,209 19,367 1,842 1,951 60 1,892 1,517 1,267 250 21,643 18,160 3,483 82 69 13

1996 21,023 19,181 1,842 1,780 85 1,695 1,499 1,248 251 21,304 18,018 3,286 80 68 12

1997 19,794 17,963 1,831 2,111 104 2,007 1,802 1,548 254 20,102 16,519 3,584 75 62 13

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (37,46,47,48); APA—The Engineered Wood Association (8);

 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (26,27); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

1997 is preliminary.

c

Includes mixed species (not classified as hardwoods or softwoods).
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Table 34—Production, imports, exports, and consumption of structural panel products, by type, 1980–1997

 (million square feet, 3/8-in. basis)a

Production Imports Exports Consumption

Other Other Other Other

Softwood structural Softwood structural Softwood structural Softwood structural

Year Total plywood panelsb Total plywood panelsb,c Total plywood panelsb Total plywood panelsb

1980 15,679 15,483 196 360 37 323 373 373 — 15,663 15,147 516

1981 15,866 15,524 342 349 30 319 686 686 — 15,526 14,868 658

1982 15,731 15,134 597 268 9 259 452 452 — 15,544 14,691 853

1983 19,561 18,281 1,280 423 18 405 574 574 — 19,407 17,725 1,682

1984 20,953 18,865 2,088 727 48 679 371 371 — 21,306 18,542 2,764

1985 22,010 19,341 2,669 848 54 794 321 321 — 22,535 19,075 3,460

1986 23,908 20,363 3,545 723 63 660 614 614 — 24,014 19,812 4,202

1987 26,414 22,312 4,102 889 129 760 796 796 — 26,504 21,645 4,859

1988 26,693 22,089 4,604 911 96 815 1,004 1,004 — 26,597 21,181 5,416

1989 26,490 21,385 5,105 1,160 49 1,111 1,442 1,442 — 26,204 19,991 6,213

1990 26,337 20,919 5,418 1,351 38 1,313 1,613 1,613 — 26,072 19,344 6,728

1991 24,265 18,652 5,613 1,016 28 988 1,379 1,322 57 23,901 17,358 6,544

1992 25,985 19,332 6,653 1,619 47 1,572 1,491 1,442 49 26,113 17,937 8,176

1993 26,317 19,315 7,002 2,203 41 2,163 1,470 1,409 60 27,051 17,946 9,105

1994 27,124 19,638 7,486 2,635 47 2,588 1,289 1,211 78 28,469 18,474 9,995

1995 27,270 19,367 7,903 3,274 60 3,214 1,348 1,267 82 29,196 18,160 11,036

1996 28,495 19,181 9,314 4,500 85 4,414 1,405 1,248 157 31,590 18,018 13,572

1997 28,497 17,963 10,534 5,376 104 5,272 1,715 1,548 167 32,158 16,519 15,639

a

American Plywood Association (7,9); U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (48,49); Data may 

 not add to totals because of rounding.

b

Oriented strandboard and waferboard.

c

Based on Canadian export data. Industry sources estimate that about 95 percent of Canadian exports

 are to U.S. markets.
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Table 35—Hardwood plywood imports, by country or region of origin, 1965–1997 (million square feet, surface measured)a

Latin America Asia

Central

America

and 

West South Philip- China Indo- Other

Yearb Total Canada Total Mexico Indies America Total Japan pines Taiwan Korea nesia Asia Africa Europe Otherc

1965 2,032.8 64.5 10.8 d d 10.8 1,832.4 768.0 307.8 368.2 336.7 — 51.7 6.8 118.3 —

1966 2,553.7 64.1 8.7 — — 8.7 2,328.9 783.4 397.9 528.8 573.6 — 45.2 6.6 145.1 0.3

1967 2,535.7 48.0 8.1 d — 8.1 2,356.0 632.3 471.5 485.4 702.0 — 64.8 2.4 118.2 d

1968 3,844.3 53.0 12.2 — 1.0 11.2 3,619.1 921.3 602.2 829.6 1,167.2 — 98.8 1.0 156.0 d

1969 4,293.2 40.6 11.7 0.1 4.0 7.6 4,043.8 802.3 572.1 936.0 1,589.8 — 143.6 1.8 192.3 d

1970 4,168.1 24.9 10.2 d 1.9 8.3 3,996.3 623.5 570.9 939.6 1,787.3 — 75.0 0.5 136.1 0.1

1971 5,179.7 45.8 13.8 — 1.3 12.5 4,989.7 598.3 592.2 1,395.5 2,251.3 0.1 152.3 d 127.3 0.1

1972 6,427.5 69.5 20.5 — 8.7 11.8 6,216.0 519.1 644.2 2,021.9 2,865.6 — 165.2 0.1 121.3 0.1

1973 5,146.7 74.4 18.0 — 4.5 13.5 4,959.6 341.0 695.3 1,367.2 2,443.0 — 113.1 0.5 94.0 0.2

1974 3,349.1 46.8 18.8 — 1.0 17.8 3,229.0 244.3 279.3 937.2 1,694.7 — 73.5 — 48.2 6.3

1975 3,906.4 50.4 15.8 — 7.5 8.3 3,805.1 240.5 224.1 1,011.8 2,290.0 — 38.7 — 30.8 4.3

1976 4,797.8 53.6 18.3 — 6.8 11.5 4,668.7 312.5 352.9 1,189.4 2,785.7 — 28.2 0.5 47.6 9.1

1977 4,590.7 69.3 24.8 — 5.1 19.7 4,445.3 356.1 231.0 1,149.1 2,676.9 — 32.2 — 44.2 7.1

1978 5,076.0 75.3 29.6 0.1 5.9 23.6 4,922.2 255.6 312.4 1,752.8 2,493.0 64.3 44.1 0.7 48.1 0.1

1979 4,222.3 82.2 53.7 d 2.4 51.3 4,039.6 192.7 367.3 1,523.1 1,836.7 95.5 24.3 d 40.8 d

1980 2,443.5 72.8 46.1 — 3.7 42.4 2,290.5 150.4 246.7 859.8 902.1 120.8 10.7 d 30.6 0.5

1981 3,017.5 64.7 30.4 — 4.4 26.0 2,884.4 139.8 436.7 1,080.9 943.7 271.7 11.6 0.1 37.9 —

1982 2,249.4 54.5 24.3 — 2.5 21.8 2,146.4 95.8 161.3 850.6 559.6 473.9 5.2 — 24.1 0.1

1983 3,349.6 57.5 44.1 0.3 1.3 42.5 3,205.6 119.9 182.4 1,124.6 414.8 1,352.2 11.7 — 39.4 d

1984 2,985.3 73.4 90.0 0.1 1.4 88.5 2,767.9 109.7 94.9 904.8 78.1 1,568.8 11.6 d 50.9 0.1

1985 3,522.1 69.4 75.1 d 2.9 72.2 3,294.6 106.7 212.6 780.3 28.2 2,147.2 19.6 0.4 82.3 0.3

1986 3,812.2 55.8 120.8 0.2 1.8 118.8 3,556.4 74.0 110.9 723.5 61.8 2,551.1 35.1 4.7 71.5 d

1987 3,950.2 87.4 105.9 0.2 0.9 104.8 3,670.7 41.6 126.1 665.6 48.7 2,721.4 67.3 0.5 85.1 0.6

1988 3,262.3 81.7 118.5 d 0.5 118.0 3,022.0 19.8 51.8 523.8 6.7 2,345.4 74.5 — 39.6 0.5

1989 2,151.4 118.8 132.4 — 0.7 131.8 1,833.4 17.2 36.6 320.3 4.1 1,374.4 80.9 0.1 44.3 22.3

1990 1,648.5 103.7 146.2 — 1.2 145.0 1,337.4 11.0 22.5 125.9 2.5 1,085.4 90.2 — 38.7 22.5

1991 1,452.0 106.0 143.1 — 0.2 142.9 1,125.4 7.5 13.1 70.4 2.1 883.3 148.9 — 38.5 39.0

1992 1,729.1 131.8 223.3 0.9 0.2 222.2 1,348.3 14.9 16.7 54.9 1.5 1,023.9 236.5 — 24.4 1.3

1993 1,747.3 152.3 332.8 0.1 1.5 331.2 1,230.1 16.8 22.9 51.6 1.7 913.0 224.0 0.3 17.2 14.6

1994 1,648.0 183.2 414.3 2.8 3.9 407.7 971.1 13.8 12.7 32.6 2.7 715.5 193.8 0.5 25.9 53.0

1995 1,864.4 207.6 407.3 5.0 4.0 398.4 1,175.8 12.9 13.5 20.5 1.8 916.1 211.0 0.5 26.2 47.0

1996 1,819.0 248.8 401.9 10.3 2.8 388.7 1,101.6 10.0 12.6 25.9 2.1 818.9 232.1 0.5 27.1 39.2

1997 1,967.6 297.7 418.6 8.0 2.7 407.9 1,181.0 8.4 16.7 39.6 1.7 877.5 237.1 0.5 26.3 43.4

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (49); U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (26,27);

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

For the years 1974 to 1977, all imports with a value of less than $500 are included in Other.

c

Includes mixed species (not classified as hardwoods or softwoods).

d

Fewer than 100 ft2.
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Table 36—Veneer imports and exports, by species, 1965–1997 (million square feet, surface measured)a

Imports Exports

Hardwoods Hardwoods

Birch and Soft- Red and SoftYear Total Totalb maple Other woods Total Totalb Walnut white oak Other woods

1965 1,958.20 1,871.20 817.4 1,053.8 87.0 169.8 143.7 80.6 c 63.1 26.1

1966 2,042.90 1,843.60 766.4 1,077.3 199.3 153.9 110.5 54.2 c 56.3 43.4

1967 1,990.90 1,796.70 754.9 1,041.8 194.2 192.8 105.8 44.8 c 61.0 87.0

1968 2,340.10 2,178.70 820.8 1,357.9 161.4 306.3 173.6 71.9 c 101.7 132.7

1969 2,054.60 1,855.70 698.2 1,157.5 198.9 360.6 194.2 92.4 c 101.8 166.4

1970 1,876.50 1,605.80 650.0 955.8 270.8 327.1 183.8 111.3 c 72.5 143.3

1971 2,302.10 2,035.20 812.0 1,223.2 266.9 571.4 172.6 97.7 c 75.0 398.8

1972 3,151.40 2,786.00 997.9 1,788.1 365.4 491.8 204.3 84.9 c 119.4 287.4

1973 2,967.80 2,583.00 890.5 1,692.4 384.8 660.5 346.0 90.9 c 255.1 314.5

1974 2,281.60 1,965.90 679.6 1,286.3 315.7 599.4 380.8 77.4 c 303.4 218.6

1975 1,497.70 1,145.50 552.2 593.4 352.1 736.8 390.3 63.6 c 326.7 346.5

1976 1,993.40 1,595.50 760.3 835.3 397.9 768.2 505.8 91.8 c 414.0 262.4

1977 2,261.00 1,718.50 721.3 997.2 542.5 686.9 516.5 93.1 c 423.4 170.5

1978 2,143.20 1,632.50 722.8 909.7 510.8 1,541.6 1,353.3 128.9 476.1 748.3 188.3

1979 2,076.50 1,560.10 713.4 846.7 516.5 1,072.5 886.0 80.6 522.0 283.4 186.5

1980 1,666.80 1,213.20 584.2 629.0 453.6 1,333.2 1,077.4 117.8 631.2 328.3 255.8

1981 1,729.30 1,406.30 605.1 801.2 323.0 1,378.2 919.6 107.9 509.2 302.5 458.5

1982 1,665.80 1,231.80 506.8 725.1 434.0 1,140.4 803.6 78.6 512.9 212.1 336.7

1983 2,072.60 1,607.20 637.8 969.4 465.3 1,438.7 1,023.8 106.0 624.4 293.4 415.0

1984 1,886.90 1,503.00 537.2 965.7 383.9 1,370.5 1,002.8 84.4 636.0 282.3 367.8

1985 1,753.40 1,398.00 501.5 896.5 355.4 1,100.4 792.7 85.6 481.5 225.5 307.6

1986 1,997.40 1,603.90 557.3 1,046.6 393.5 1,466.0 995.8 72.6 639.3 283.9 470.3

1987 2,106.60 1,682.10 563.4 1,118.8 424.4 1,775.8 1,384.7 90.7 857.4 436.6 391.2

1988 2,226.70 1,713.80 588.0 1,125.8 512.9 1,830.2 1,574.3 69.9 1,058.7 445.6 255.9

1989 2,243.03 1,798.90 592.6 1,206.3 444.1 1,712.2 1,599.6 — — — 112.6

1990 2,424.19 1,915.60 626.4 1,289.2 508.6 1,820.2 1,681.4 — — — 138.9

1991 1,978.45 1,444.77 296.7 1,148.0 533.7 1,896.1 1,725.5 — — — 170.6

1992 2,300.23 1,552.33 238.2 1,314.1 747.9 2,072.2 1,884.8 — — — 187.4

1993 2,947.93 1,982.01 230.8 1,751.2 965.9 2,209.9 1,977.4 — — — 232.5

1994 3,174.45 2,084.46 278.0 1,806.4 1,090.0 2,459.3 2,310.0 — — — 149.3

1995 3,230.20 2,290.20 312.0 1,978.2 940.0 2,800.0 2,613.3 — — — 186.7

1996 3,018.40 2,100.40 336.1 1,764.3 918.0 2,792.7 2,613.3 — — — 179.4

1997 2,933.60 2,001.60 401.3 1,600.3 932.0 3,068.6 2,875.4 — — — 193.2

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (48,49); U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural 

 Service (26,27); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (28).

c

Red and white oak are included in Other for 1965 to 1977.
55

Table 37—Hardwood veneer imports, by country or region of origin, 1965–1997 (million square feet, surface measured)a

 Latin America Asia

Central

America

and South Other

Year Total Canada Total Mexico West Indies America Total Japan Philippines Asia Africa Europe Otherb

1965 1,871.2 852.0 67.2 0.1 19.2 47.8 687.0 4.8 527.0 155.2 219.8 44.3 0.9

1966 1,843.6 792.8 96.4 0.3 21.2 74.9 714.1 3.8 522.7 187.6 209.7 29.6 1.0

1967 1,796.7 755.8 140.9 0.1 8.0 132.8 580.9 3.8 451.8 125.3 271.2 27.7 0.2

1968 2,178.7 837.7 200.4 1.5 16.8 182.2 837.7 4.3 609.8 223.6 276.5 26.3 0.1

1969 1,855.7 713.9 152.7 0.6 13.1 139.0 838.6 5.3 671.4 161.9 128.1 22.2 0.3

1970 1,605.8 672.4 191.0 0.6 5.0 185.4 569.2 3.3 460.0 105.8 147.0 26.1 0.2

1971 2,035.2 842.4 216.0 0.5 15.1 200.5 809.5 4.5 590.9 214.0 143.1 24.0 0.2

1972 2,786.0 1,051.8 303.9 c 28.8 275.0 1,226.5 0.9 822.5 403.1 153.9 30.2 19.7

1973 2,583.0 944.4 288.4 c 43.2 245.2 1,126.2 2.3 850.8 273.0 167.2 27.8 29.0

1974 1,965.9 709.2 243.8 — 43.9 199.9 874.0 0.9 660.8 212.3 78.6 39.4 20.8

1975 1,145.5 570.7 132.5 — 22.2 110.3 331.5 3.8 294.3 33.4 74.3 23.1 13.5

1976 1,595.5 804.6 210.8 — 8.3 202.5 520.6 4.5 452.4 63.7 15.0 30.1 14.5

1977 1,718.5 801.4 159.1 0.9 13.0 145.2 689.3 5.5 580.5 103.3 19.6 30.5 18.7

1978 1,632.5 817.4 213.0 3.6 21.8 187.7 536.8 7.1 442.6 87.1 19.1 44.7 1.5

1979 1,560.1 834.0 149.3 2.0 28.2 119.2 482.6 1.3 448.2 33.0 35.4 56.4 2.4

1980 1,213.2 700.4 158.0 — 27.3 130.7 300.1 2.0 261.5 38.1 21.9 31.4 1.5

1981 1,406.3 753.6 165.0 0.2 27.3 137.5 398.3 0.9 330.7 66.6 36.3 41.6 11.4

1982 1,231.8 705.9 161.1 0.8 24.4 136.0 149.8 0.7 120.0 29.2 19.2 193.2 2.6

1983 1,607.2 908.3 192.1 3.0 23.1 166.1 365.9 2.8 318.3 44.9 27.1 100.9 12.8

1984 1,503.0 828.1 227.5 0.8 31.6 195.1 287.2 8.5 180.7 98.0 13.7 127.6 19.0

1985 1,398.0 728.7 233.1 0.2 26.5 206.4 240.5 6.5 110.7 123.3 26.1 150.8 18.8

1986 1,603.9 831.8 233.9 0.2 20.8 212.9 310.4 5.1 112.7 192.6 57.4 139.0 31.3

1987 1,682.1 910.8 245.0 — 18.0 227.0 331.3 6.3 122.8 202.2 40.9 127.0 27.2

1988 1,713.8 944.3 312.9 0.8 33.2 278.8 279.5 2.0 182.4 95.1 41.6 92.8 42.8

1989 1,524.4 878.9 289.8 0.6 28.1 261.1 229.0 4.8 135.3 88.9 37.6 83.8 5.3

1990 1,600.8 904.3 314.8 — 27.3 287.5 250.8 5.1 117.9 127.8 32.3 65.8 32.8

1991 1,383.8 842.1 242.5 0.7 21.0 220.8 198.1 6.2 108.9 82.9 26.9 52.0 22.2

1992 1,674.5 997.9 379.5 1.1 32.8 345.6 208.8 7.3 102.3 99.2 22.6 58.0 7.6

1993 1,904.1 1,158.4 463.3 0.8 40.1 422.3 158.2 6.7 70.3 81.3 38.8 68.0 17.4

1994 1,946.7 1,220.9 414.8 0.9 35.9 378.0 84.0 5.8 32.7 45.4 33.4 102.8 90.9

1995 2,637.9 1,983.9 416.5 1.2 34.3 381.0 75.1 6.1 29.6 39.4 40.1 84.2 38.1

1996 2,688.2 1,990.3 443.0 1.2 29.6 412.2 69.8 6.8 25.4 37.6 37.8 106.1 41.2

1997 2,783.1 2,086.0 441.5 1.2 31.2 409.1 74.5 7.2 26.1 41.2 39.3 98.2 43.6

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (49); U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (28); U.S. Department 

 of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (26,27); Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 

b

For the years 1974 to 1977, all imports with a value of less than $500 are included in Other.

c

Fewer than 50,000 ft2.
56

Table 38—Producer price indexes for plywood, 1965–1997 (1992 = 100)a

 Softwood plywood

All softwood All hardwood

All plywood plywood Western Southern plywoodb

Year Actual Relativec Actual Relativec Actual Relativec Actual Relativec Actual Relativec

1965 33.5 121.4 25.5 92.4 — — — — 51.9 188.0

1966 33.7 118.7 25.6 90.1 — — — — 52.4 184.5

1967 32.4 113.7 24.1 84.6 — — — — 51.6 181.1

1968 37.4 128.1 31.2 106.8 — — — — 51.9 177.7

1969 39.7 130.6 33.5 110.2 32.2 105.9 38.0 125.0 53.8 177.0

1970 35.1 111.4 27.4 87.0 26.2 83.2 32.1 101.9 52.9 167.9

1971 37.1 114.2 30.6 94.2 29.2 89.8 36.7 112.9 52.0 160.0

1972 42.3 124.4 37.3 109.7 35.7 105.0 43.8 128.8 53.9 158.5

1973 50.3 131.0 46.8 121.9 45.2 117.7 50.7 132.0 58.3 151.8

1974 52.1 114.3 45.0 98.7 43.7 95.8 48.0 105.3 67.3 147.6

1975 52.1 104.6 48.4 97.2 47.0 94.4 50.3 101.0 61.7 123.9

1976 60.6 116.3 59.7 114.6 56.7 108.8 66.1 126.9 63.3 121.5

1977 68.7 124.0 71.4 128.9 67.3 121.5 80.5 145.3 65.9 119.0

1978 76.3 128.0 78.7 132.0 75.1 126.0 86.2 144.6 72.4 121.5

1979 81.1 120.7 77.7 115.6 76.1 113.2 78.8 117.3 87.4 130.1

1980 79.8 104.2 74.5 97.3 72.0 94.0 78.5 102.5 91.2 119.1

1981 79.6 95.2 73.9 88.4 72.7 87.0 74.6 89.2 92.9 111.1

1982 75.1 88.0 68.0 79.7 65.4 76.7 72.5 85.0 93.5 109.6

1983 79.0 91.4 74.8 86.6 71.2 82.4 81.7 94.6 92.9 107.5

1984 78.2 88.4 73.2 82.7 70.5 79.7 77.2 87.2 93.2 105.3

1985 74.8 84.9 73.1 83.0 70.5 80.0 76.7 87.1 84.1 95.5

1986 76.2 89.1 74.4 87.0 71.9 84.1 78.0 91.2 85.1 99.5

1987 77.1 87.9 74.7 85.2 72.8 83.0 76.9 87.7 86.9 99.1

1988 77.7 85.2 74.2 81.4 73.9 81.0 73.8 80.9 88.1 96.6

1989 87.1 91.0 84.5 88.3 84.6 88.4 82.8 86.5 93.4 97.6

1990 85.8 86.5 81.4 82.1 82.0 82.7 78.8 79.4 96.1 96.9

1991 85.9 86.4 82.2 82.7 82.9 83.4 79.3 79.8 96.2 96.8

1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1993 114.8 113.1 115.4 113.7 116.6 114.9 113.0 111.3 108.0 106.4

1994 119.2 116.1 120.3 117.1 121.0 117.8 121.3 118.1 114.4 111.4

1995 124.2 116.7 128.0 120.3 125.8 118.2 132.9 124.9 114.3 107.4

1996 117.7 108.0 118.3 108.6 117.8 108.1 114.2 104.8 116.9 107.3

1997 119.6 109.9 119.3 109.7 119.8 110.1 118.2 108.6 118.9 109.3

a

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (55).

b

Hardwood plywood and related products.

c

Derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodities index.
57

Table 39—Paper and boarda production, imports, exports, 

and consumption, 1965–1997b

Consumption

Year Production Importsc Exportsc Total Per capita

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

tons tons tons tons Pounds

1965 40,489 6,539 1,530 45,498 468

1966 43,904 7,319 1,800 49,423 503

1967 43,745 6,908 1,945 48,708 490

1968 47,085 6,791 2,467 51,409 512

1969 49,824 7,184 2,585 54,423 537

1970 48,719 6,843 2,433 53,129 518

1971 49,741 7,373 2,969 54,145 521

1972 53,842 7,637 2,908 58,571 558

1973 56,346 8,077 2,803 61,620 582

1974 55,756 8,005 3,458 60,303 564

1975 47,996 5,958 2,400 51,554 477

1976 54,993 6,877 2,637 59,233 543

1977 56,657 7,230 2,546 61,341 557

1978 58,571 8,315 2,583 64,303 578

1979 61,070 8,457 2,864 66,663 592

1980 61,042 8,015 4,241 64,816 569

1981 62,109 7,784 3,630 66,263 576

1982 59,290 7,886 3,494 63,682 549

1983 64,948 8,272 3,786 69,434 593

1984 68,448 10,118 3,542 75,024 635

1985 66,983 10,459 3,290 74,152 622

1986 70,905 10,947 3,972 77,880 647

1987 74,361 11,890 4,111 82,140 677

1988 76,587 12,175 4,239 84,523 690

1989 76,785 12,109 4,713 84,181 681

1990 78,679 12,269 5,163 85,785 687

1991 79,426 11,142 6,340 84,228 667

1992 82,868 11,838 7,021 87,685 687

1993 84,858 13,173 6,835 91,196 707

1994 89,080 13,968 7,536 95,512 733

1995 89,534 14,297 7,621 96,210 732

1996 90,361 13,127 9,117 94,371 711

1997 95,127 14,721 10,306 99,542 743

a

Excludes hardboard. Excludes wet machine board and construction grades.

b

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); 

 American Forest and Paper Association (1,3,4); Data may not 

 add to totals because of rounding.

c

Excludes products.
58

Table 40—Paper shipments, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997a

Consumption

Year Shipments Importsb Exports Total Per capita

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

tons tons tons tons Pounds

1965 19,157 6,508 500 25,165 259

1966 20,725 7,238 540 27,423 279

1967 20,926 6,861 506 27,281 275

1968 22,181 6,727 541 28,367 283

1969 23,449 7,127 531 30,045 296

1970 23,351 7,027 548 29,830 291

1971 23,722 7,306 563 30,465 293

1972 25,359 7,577 577 32,359 308

1973 26,797 7,982 624 34,155 322

1974 26,863 7,937 934 33,866 317

1975 23,260 6,190 975 28,475 264

1976 26,577 7,041 958 32,660 300

1977 27,722 7,274 732 34,264 311

1978 28,320 8,863 580 36,603 329

1979 29,666 8,890 635 37,921 337

1980 30,116 8,549 939 37,726 331

1981 30,901 8,072 1,031 37,942 330

1982 30,245 7,752 860 37,137 320

1983 32,803 8,583 794 40,592 346

1984 34,446 10,503 837 44,112 373

1985 34,061 10,927 801 44,187 371

1986 35,550 10,666 910 45,306 376

1987 36,919 11,529 955 47,493 391

1988 38,353 11,834 1,137 49,050 400

1989 38,266 11,576 1,466 48,376 391

1990 39,361 11,643 1,519 49,485 396

1991 39,083 10,369 2,072 47,380 375

1992 40,973 10,894 2,635 49,232 386

1993 41,745 12,088 2,587 51,246 397

1994 43,356 12,701 2,980 53,077 407

1995 42,894 12,879 3,011 52,762 401

1996 42,460 11,798 3,500 50,758 382

1997 44,864 13,224 3,599 54,489 407

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); American Forest

 and Paper Association (1,3,4); Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 

b

Excludes products.
59

Table 41—Paperboarda productionb, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997c

Consumption

Year Production Imports Exports Total Per capita

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

tons tons tons tons Pounds

1965 21,332 18 1,039 20,311 209

1966 23,179 56 1,166 22,069 225

1967 22,819 22 1,334 21,507 216

1968 24,904 28 1,596 23,336 233

1969 26,376 20 1,860 24,536 242

1970 25,368 19 1,899 23,488 229

1971 26,019 23 2,115 23,927 230

1972 28,483 13 2,231 26,265 250

1973 29,549 40 2,015 27,574 260

1974 28,894 40 2,149 26,785 250

1975 24,736 12 1,453 23,295 216

1976 28,416 20 1,709 26,727 245

1977 28,935 32 1,830 27,137 246

1978 30,251 102 2,040 28,313 254

1979 31,404 85 2,263 29,226 260

1980 30,926 100 3,334 27,692 243

1981 31,208 132 2,622 28,718 250

1982 29,045 117 2,654 26,508 228

1983 32,145 171 3,012 29,304 250

1984 34,002 245 2,731 31,516 267

1985 32,922 187 2,511 30,598 257

1986 35,355 285 3,088 32,552 270

1987 37,442 364 3,190 34,616 285

1988 38,234 345 3,137 35,442 289

1989 38,519 533 3,247 35,805 290

1990 39,318 626 3,644 36,300 291

1991 40,343 773 4,268 36,848 292

1992 41,895 944 4,386 38,453 301

1993 43,113 1,085 4,248 39,950 310

1994 45,724 1,267 4,556 42,435 326

1995 46,640 1,418 4,610 43,448 330

1996 47,901 1,329 5,618 43,612 329

1997 50,263 1,497 6,707 45,053 336

a

Does not include wet machine board, hard pressed board, or insulation board.

b

By end use.

c

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); American Forest 

 and Paper Association (1,3,4); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.
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Table 42—Paper and board production and fibrous materials consumed in the manufacture of paper and board, 1965–1997a

Paper and Consumption of fibrous materials

boardb Consumption of fibrous materials per ton of paper and board produced

Year production Total Wood pulp Wastepaper Other Total Wood pulp Wastepaper Other

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

tons tons tons tons tons Tons Tons Tons Tons

1965 40,489 48,624 35,721 12,024 879 1.165 0.856 0.288 0.021

1966 43,904 49,932 38,388 10,564 980 1.113 0.856 0.235 0.022

1967 43,745 48,850 38,126 9,888 836 1.093 0.853 0.221 0.019

1968 47,085 53,649 42,522 10,222 905 1.103 0.874 0.210 0.019

1969 49,824 56,567 44,750 10,939 878 1.100 0.870 0.213 0.017

1970 48,719 56,821 43,969 12,024 828 1.118 0.865 0.237 0.016

1971 49,741 58,444 45,243 12,326 875 1.126 0.871 0.237 0.017

1972 53,842 62,270 48,243 13,135 892 1.112 0.861 0.234 0.016

1973 56,346 65,189 49,985 14,321 883 1.129 0.865 0.248 0.015

1974 55,756 64,707 49,670 14,199 838 1.142 0.877 0.251 0.015

1975 47,996 55,991 43,380 11,986 625 1.131 0.877 0.242 0.013

1976 54,993 63,494 48,930 13,822 742 1.127 0.868 0.245 0.013

1977 56,657 65,477 50,363 14,288 826 1.108 0.852 0.242 0.014

1978 58,571 67,270 51,444 14,972 854 1.112 0.850 0.248 0.014

1979 61,070 68,807 52,560 15,520 727 1.096 0.837 0.247 0.012

1980 61,042 68,899 53,203 15,094 602 1.097 0.847 0.240 0.010

1981 62,109 68,926 53,199 15,217 510 1.081 0.835 0.239 0.008

1982 59,290 66,745 51,729 14,620 396 1.108 0.859 0.243 0.007

1983 64,948 70,739 54,504 15,822 413 1.074 0.828 0.240 0.006

1984 68,448 75,964 58,643 16,883 438 1.096 0.846 0.244 0.006

1985 66,983 70,499 53,648 16,550 301 1.040 0.792 0.244 0.004

1986 70,905 75,709 57,181 18,128 400 1.066 0.805 0.255 0.006

1987 74,361 78,189 58,910 18,901 378 1.050 0.791 0.254 0.005

1988 76,587 80,581 60,272 19,888 421 1.052 0.787 0.260 0.005

1989 76,785 81,463 60,703 20,442 318 1.061 0.791 0.266 0.004

1990 78,679 83,772 61,496 22,008 268 1.065 0.782 0.280 0.003

1991 79,426 86,005 61,880 23,938 187 1.083 0.779 0.301 0.002

1992 82,868 89,078 62,421 26,480 177 1.075 0.753 0.320 0.002

1993 84,858 90,946 62,377 28,336 233 1.072 0.735 0.334 0.003

1994 89,080 95,236 64,027 30,950 259 1.069 0.719 0.347 0.003

1995 89,534 96,217 64,225 31,663 329 1.075 0.717 0.354 0.004

1996 90,361 97,889 63,298 34,242 349 1.083 0.701 0.379 0.004

1997 95,127 101,169 64,119 36,725 325c 1.064 0.674 0.386 0.003

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45); American Forest and Paper Association (1,3,6); 

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 

b

Includes wet machine board and construction grades.

c

Preliminary.
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Table 43—Paper and board new supply and recyclable paper consumption, exports,

imports, and total recovered, 1965–1997a

 Recyclable paper

Paper and Consumed at For molded

board— paper and pulp, insulation, Total Recovery

Year new supplyb board mills and other uses Exports Imports recovered ratec

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

tons tons tons tons tons tons Percent

1965 48,270 10,231 — 292 108 — —

1966 52,118 10,564 — 246 113 — —

1967 51,435 9,888 — 262 86 — —

1968 54,351 10,222 — 253 93 — —

1969 57,423 11,969 — 289 75 — —

1970 55,969 11,803 418 408 67 12,562 22.4

1971 57,450 12,106 442 419 68 12,899 22.4

1972 62,040 12,925 447 415 88 13,699 22.1

1973 65,004 14,094 499 683 87 15,189 23.4

1974 63,308 13,982 489 1,307 89 15,689 24.8

1975 54,113 11,748 535 861 72 13,072 24.2

1976 62,015 13,622 630 1,273 106 15,419 24.9

1977 64,241 14,058 870 1,512 92 16,348 25.4

1978 67,787 14,760 502 1,599 70 16,791 24.8

1979 69,796 15,361 509 2,233 78 18,025 25.8

1980 67,102 14,922 473 2,664 87 17,972 26.8

1981 67,957 15,037 480 2,213 79 17,650 26.0

1982 64,740 14,433 487 2,127 74 16,973 26.2

1983 71,183 15,638 484 2,573 100 18,595 26.1

1984 76,956 16,724 460 3,235 110 20,309 26.4

1985 76,109 16,371 529 3,286 87 20,048 26.3

1986 79,724 17,935 593 3,749 99 22,078 27.7

1987 83,441 18,694 657 4,422 127 23,496 28.2

1988 85,412 19,560 703 5,640 161 25,548 29.9

1989 85,373 20,220 722 6,307 173 27,076 31.7

1990 86,796 21,735 977 6,505 123 29,094 33.5

1991 85,071 23,662 1,076 6,598 122 31,214 36.7

1992 88,273 26,185 1,100 6,782 150 33,917 38.4

1993 91,538 28,011 1,179 6,371 138 35,423 38.7

1994 95,718 30,670 1,184 7,974 253 39,575 41.3

1995 96,062 31,391 1,252 9,908 498 42,053 43.8

1996 94,490 33,981 1,299 8,084 474 42,890 45.4

1997 99,637 36,459 1,350 7,882 693 44,999 45.2

a

American Forest and Paper Association (1,3,4); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

Production plus imports less exports. Includes imports and exports of products.

c

Total paper recovered as a percentage of new supply of paper and board.
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Table 44—Recovered paper consumption, by major grade, in paper and paperboard

 manufacturea

, 1970–1997 (thousand short tons)b

Pulp High grade Total Recovery

Year Mixed grades Newspapers Corrugated substitutes deinking all grades rate (%)c

1970 2,639.0 2,235.0 4,080.0 3,067.0 — 12,024.0 22.4

1971 2,776.0 2,174.0 4,277.0 3,096.0 — 12,326.0 22.5

1972 3,054.0 2,317.0 4,722.0 3,039.0 — 13,135.0 22.1

1973 3,371.0 2,456.0 5,292.0 3,199.0 — 14,321.0 23.4

1974 3,118.0 2,408.0 5,716.0 2,954.0 — 14,199.0 24.8

1975 2,606.0 2,040.0 4,743.0 2,594.0 — 11,986.0 24.2

1976 2,798.0 2,278.0 5,696.0 2,117.0 933.0 13,822.0 24.9

1977 2,773.0 2,287.0 6,205.0 2,079.0 944.0 14,288.0 25.4

1978 2,729.0 2,212.0 6,721.0 2,242.0 1,068.0 14,972.0 24.8

1979 2,648.0 2,480.0 6,967.0 2,308.0 1,117.0 15,520.0 25.7

1980 2,268.0 2,564.0 6,866.0 2,254.0 1,142.0 15,094.0 26.7

1981 2,233.0 2,552.0 6,910.0 2,307.0 1,215.0 15,217.0 26.1

1982 1,707.0 2,673.0 6,770.0 2,247.0 1,223.0 14,620.0 26.4

1983 1,908.0 2,692.0 7,443.0 2,456.0 1,323.0 15,822.0 26.3

1984 1,974.5 2,894.8 7,971.7 2,673.4 1,368.6 16,883.0 26.7

1985 1,901.5 2,875.0 7,899.5 2,493.7 1,380.4 16,550.1 26.8

1986 2,044.5 3,117.8 8,633.6 2,761.5 1,570.3 18,127.7 28.2

1987 2,116.0 3,142.6 9,176.7 2,902.2 1,563.5 18,901.0 28.8

1988 2,182.2 3,215.6 9,909.1 2,889.5 1,691.1 19,887.5 30.5

1989 2,355.8 3,638.1 9,993.5 2,642.4 1,812.4 20,442.2 31.7

1990 2,504.9 4,084.5 10,686.5 2,731.8 1,999.8 22,007.5 33.5

1991 2,890.6 4,572.4 11,247.0 2,988.5 2,239.5 23,938.0 36.7

1992 3,463.8 4,816.9 12,532.3 2,997.7 2,669.1 26,479.8 38.4

1993 4,110.1 5,000.3 13,566.8 2,802.1 2,856.8 28,336.1 38.7

1994 4,786.0 5,368.0 15,009.6 2,696.0 3,090.0 30,949.6 41.3

1995 4,529.4 5,157.3 16,513.5 2,459.1 3,004.0 31,663.3 43.8

1996 4,801.7 5,238.4 18,733.3 2,428.8 3,039.9 34,242.2 45.4

1997 5,228.4 5,558.7 20,144.2 2,646.2 3,147.7 36,725.3 45.2

a

Includes construction grades and molded pulp grades.

b

American Forest and Paper Asssociation, Paper Recycling Group (6). c

Recovery rate is the ratio of total recovered paper collected to new

 supply of paper and paperboard.

Recovered paper consumption
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Table 45—Wood pulp production, imports, exports, and consumption, 1965–1997a

Consumption 

 Year Productionb Imports Exports Total Per capita

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

tons tons tons tons Pounds

1965 33,993 3,130 1,402 35,721 368

1966 36,603 3,357 1,572 38,388 391

1967 36,677 3,170 1,721 38,126 384

1968 40,892 3,532 1,902 42,522 424

1969 42,813 4,040 2,103 44,750 442

1970 43,546 3,518 3,095 43,969 429

1971 43,903 3,515 2,175 45,243 436

1972 46,767 3,728 2,252 48,243 460

1973 48,327 4,002 2,344 49,985 472

1974 48,349 4,123 2,802 49,670 464

1975 43,084 3,078 2,782 43,380 402

1976 47,721 3,727 2,518 48,930 449

1977 49,132 3,871 2,640 50,363 457

1978 50,020 4,023 2,599 51,444 462

1979 51,177 4,318 2,935 52,560 467

1980 52,958 4,051 3,806 53,203 467

1981 52,790 4,087 3,678 53,199 463

1982 51,468 3,656 3,395 51,729 446

1983 54,055 4,093 3,644 54,504 465

1984 57,747 4,490 3,594 58,643 496

1985 54,145 4,466 3,796 54,815 460

1986 56,997 4,594 4,459 57,132 475

1987 59,547 4,848 4,869 59,526 490

1988 61,158 4,938 5,528 60,568 494

1989 61,996 5,004 5,766 61,234 495

1990 63,048 4,893 5,905 62,036 496

1991 63,635 4,997 6,338 62,294 493

1992 65,338 5,029 7,222 63,145 494

1993 62,905 5,413 6,499 61,819 479

1994 64,495 5,650 6,728 63,417 487

1995 65,784 5,969 8,261 63,492 483

1996 65,521 5,692 7,169 64,044 482

1997 64,254 6,287 6,422 64,119 479

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); American Forest 

 and Paper Association (1,3,4); Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

1993 to 1997 excludes dissolving.
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Table 46—Pulpwood consumed in the manufacture 

of wood pulp, 1965–1997a

Pulpwood consumptionb

Per ton of Wood pulp

Year Total pulp produced production

Thousand cords Cords Thousand tons

1965 54,034 1.59 33,993

1966 57,399 1.57 36,603

1967 58,419 1.59 36,677

1968 60,969 1.49 40,892

1969 64,577 1.51 42,813

1970 66,732 1.53 43,546

1971 66,601 1.52 43,903

1972 68,068 1.46 46,767

1973 71,421 1.48 48,327

1974 75,787 1.57 48,349

1975 63,941 1.48 43,084

1976 71,094 1.49 47,721

1977 76,992 1.57 49,132

1978 62,890 1.26 50,020

1979 78,680 1.54 51,177

1980 81,921 1.55 52,958

1981 81,003 1.53 52,790

1982 76,912 1.49 51,468

1983 84,504 1.56 54,055

1984 86,282 1.49 57,747

1985 85,380 1.48 57,693

1986 91,187 1.60 56,997

1987 93,005 1.49 62,392

1988 93,000 1.46 63,798

1989 92,615 1.48 62,598

1990 92,561 1.45 63,649

1991 91,925 1.43 64,237

1992 93,643 1.43 65,338

1993 90,996 1.43 63,505

1994 93,259 1.43 65,095

1995 97,271 1.48 65,789

1996 90,368 1.38 65,521

1997 90,120 1.40 64,254

a

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45); 

 American Forest and Paper Association (1,3,4); 

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

b

Includes changes in inventories.
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Table 47—Producer price indexes for paper, board, and wood pulp, 1965–1997 (1992 = 100)a

Pulp, paper, and Building paper

Year allied products Paper Paperboard and board Wood pulp

Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb Actual Relativeb

1965 22.9 83.0 26.8 97.1 29.6 29.6 35.2 127.5 22.0 79.7

1966 23.6 83.1 27.7 97.5 29.8 29.8 35.2 123.9 22.0 77.5

1967 23.8 83.5 28.4 99.6 29.2 29.2 34.9 122.5 22.0 77.2

1968 24.1 82.5 28.9 99.0 28.0 28.0 35.2 120.5 22.0 75.3

1969 24.8 81.6 29.9 98.4 29.0 29.0 36.9 121.4 22.0 72.4

1970 25.8 81.9 31.5 100.0 29.5 29.5 35.3 112.1 24.1 76.5

1971 26.2 80.6 32.4 99.7 29.9 29.9 35.9 110.5 24.7 76.0

1972 27.1 79.7 33.0 97.1 30.8 30.8 37.1 109.1 24.5 72.1

1973 29.1 75.8 34.4 89.6 33.6 33.6 39.4 102.6 28.2 73.4

1974 36.2 79.4 42.2 92.5 44.4 44.4 43.1 94.5 48.0 105.3

1975 40.6 81.5 49.1 98.9 49.7 49.7 44.4 89.2 62.4 125.3

1976 42.8 82.1 51.7 99.2 51.4 51.4 48.4 92.9 63.0 120.9

1977 44.5 80.3 55.1 99.5 51.4 51.4 54.8 98.9 61.9 111.7

1978 46.6 78.2 58.5 98.2 52.5 52.5 65.4 109.7 58.7 98.5

1979 52.3 77.8 65.2 97.0 59.0 59.0 63.7 94.8 69.2 103.0

1980 59.4 77.5 72.9 95.2 68.5 68.5 72.0 94.0 83.7 109.3

1981 65.3 78.1 79.4 95.0 75.3 75.3 80.9 96.8 87.5 104.7

1982 68.9 80.8 81.2 95.2 74.4 74.4 83.6 98.0 83.5 97.9

1983 71.1 82.3 80.0 92.6 73.2 73.2 87.3 101.0 76.4 88.4

1984 76.0 85.9 85.9 97.1 82.1 82.1 90.5 102.3 87.5 98.9

1985 78.0 88.5 86.1 97.7 80.1 80.1 89.8 101.9 76.3 86.6

1986 80.0 93.6 86.9 101.6 79.3 79.3 91.0 106.4 79.0 92.4

1987 83.9 95.7 90.6 103.3 87.9 87.9 93.0 106.0 93.1 106.2

1988 89.8 98.5 100.1 109.8 99.1 99.1 94.7 103.8 114.1 125.1

1989 94.9 99.2 105.3 110.0 104.2 104.2 96.7 101.0 131.4 137.3

1990 97.2 98.0 104.6 105.4 101.0 101.0 93.8 94.6 126.3 127.3

1991 98.4 99.0 103.1 103.7 96.9 96.9 93.5 94.1 99.5 100.1

1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1993 101.4 99.9 100.6 99.1 96.7 96.7 111.0 109.4 87.0 85.7

1994 105.0 102.2 102.2 99.5 104.3 104.3 120.6 117.4 97.2 94.6

1995 118.6 111.5 129.2 121.4 136.2 136.2 121.2 113.9 152.9 143.7

1996 116.2 106.6 121.4 111.4 116.1 116.1 114.6 105.1 111.7 102.5

1997 115.6 106.3 116.8 107.4 107.7 99.0 108.9 100.1 107.2 98.5

a

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (55).

b

Derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodities price index. 
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Table 48—Producer price indexes for wastepaper, by grade, 1965–1997 (1992 = 100)a

Year Wastepaper Newspaper Mixed papers Corrugated High gradesb Exports (all grades)

Actual Relativec Actual Relativec Actual Relativec Actual Relativec Actual Relativec Actual Relativec

1965 90.5 328.4 — — — — — — — — — —

1966 95.5 336.1 — — — — — — — — — —

1967 71.1 249.5 151.6 532.0 131.9 462.8 72.4 254.1 — — — —

1968 92.4 316.6 207.9 712.5 201.3 689.8 93.1 319.0 — — — —

1969 98.6 324.6 186.4 613.7 222.0 730.9 101.7 334.8 — — — —

1970 88.9 282.4 163.8 520.3 171.8 545.7 98.2 311.9 — — — —

1971 79.7 245.2 156.4 481.1 161.9 498.0 80.8 248.6 — — — —

1972 95.0 279.7 180.7 532.1 204.7 602.8 95.3 280.6 — — — —

1973 140.3 365.4 208.0 541.7 304.5 793.1 161.8 421.4 — — — —

1974 188.8 413.6 305.6 669.5 436.4 956.0 182.2 399.1 — — — —

1975 78.3 157.1 169.5 340.2 136.6 274.1 65.1 130.6 — — — —

1976 131.4 252.0 302.5 580.2 206.2 395.5 141.8 272.0 — — — —

1977 133.2 240.5 317.7 573.7 230.0 415.3 135.1 244.0 — — — —

1978 135.9 227.9 303.9 509.5 295.5 495.5 146.4 245.5 — — — —

1979 146.9 218.8 230.1 324.7 269.6 401.5 201.8 300.5 — — — —

1980 148.3 193.5 253.9 331.4 292.4 381.6 139.2 181.7 — — — —

1981 124.9 149.4 — — — — — — — — — —

1982 86.1 100.9 109.3 128.1 100.0 218.7 68.5 80.3 — — — —

1983 — — — — — — — — — — — —

1984 170.7 192.9 292.7 330.8 322.8 364.8 217.7 246.0 — — — —

1985 105.9 120.3 227.4 258.2 274.6 311.9 106.2 120.6 — — — —

1986 122.8 143.6 209.1 244.6 240.7 281.5 163.1 190.8 — — — —

1987 156.2 178.1 266.6 303.9 285.6 325.6 214.6 244.7 110.3 125.8 140.8 160.5

1988 158.1 173.3 262.2 287.5 314.7 345.0 171.6 188.1 132.7 145.5 144.1 158.0

1989 135.3 141.3 136.0 142.1 215.1 224.7 123.6 129.1 137.0 143.1 127.4 133.1

1990 119.6 120.5 113.9 114.8 162.1 163.4 113.4 114.3 120.7 121.6 113.2 114.1

1991 104.6 105.2 111.4 112.1 119.6 120.3 113.0 113.7 97.4 98.0 100.9 101.5

1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1993 101.1 99.7 110.3 108.7 168.3 165.9 97.5 96.1 96.0 94.6 93.2 91.9

1994 180.7 175.9 222.5 216.6 395.0 384.5 220.9 215.0 112.3 109.3 139.1 135.4

1995 319.6 300.4 465.6 437.6 968.1 909.9 352.8 331.6 161.6 151.9 249.6 234.6

1996 120.5 110.6 120.1 110.2 207.5 190.4 145.7 133.7 82.2 75.4 101.0 92.7

1997 142.5 130.9 119.7 109.9 194.8 178.9 170.5 156.6 98.4 90.4 125.2 115.0

a

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (55).

b

Pulp substitutes and deinking; December 1986 = 100.

c

Derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodities price index.
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Table 49—Particleboard and medium-density fiberboard production, imports, 

exports, and consumption, 1965–1997 (3/4-in. basis)a

 Production 

Medium-density Consumption

Year Total Particleboard fiberboard Importsb Exports Total Per capita

Million Million Million Million Million Million

square square square square square square Square

feet feet feet feet feet feet feet

1965 828 753 75 4 c 832 4

1966 1,031 948 83 1 c 1,032 5

1967 1,167 1,074 93 1 2 1,166 5

1968 1,494 1,391 103 1 6 1,489 7

1969 1,796 1,682 114 12 14 1,794 8

1970 1,858 1,731 127 3 10 1,851 8

1971 2,500 2,359 141 8 20 2,488 11

1972 3,236 3,079 157 14 45 3,205 15

1973 3,634 3,460 174 17 77 3,574 16

1974 3,269 3,075 194 7 113 3,163 14

1975 2,718 2,503 215 16 84 2,650 12

1976 3,469 3,189 280 60 80 3,449 16

1977 4,010 3,569 441 158 63 4,105 19

1978 4,228 3,720 508 193 61 4,360 20

1979 3,883 3,376 507 221 84 4,020 18

1980 3,443 2,950 493 264 106 3,601 16

1981 3,385 2,869 516 254 117 3,522 15

1982 2,839 2,393 446 766 41 3,564 15

1983 3,613 3,009 604 994 47 4,560 19

1984 3,830 3,196 634 1,331 54 5,107 22

1985 4,016 3,331 685 1,335 59 5,292 22

1986 4,384 3,603 781 1,395 86 5,693 24

1987 4,605 3,706 899 1,550 113 6,042 25

1988 4,768 3,829 939 1,634 163 6,239 25

1989 4,828 3,858 970 425 333 4,920 20

1990 4,756 3,806 950 363 373 4,746 19

1991 4,730 3,772 958 293 369 4,654 18

1992 5,046 3,980 1,066 405 394 5,057 20

1993 5,402 4,241 1,161 572 318 5,656 22

1994 5,793 4,542 1,251 775 297 6,271 24

1995 5,307 4,200 1,107 840 319 5,828 22

1996 5,705 4,459 1,246 814 154 6,365 24

1997 5,916 4,531 1,385 963 188 6,691 25

a

National Particleboard Association (16); U.S. Department of Commerce, 

 Bureau of the Census (42,48,49); Data may not add to totals because of rounding; 

 Data from 1965 to 1994 have been revised.

b

May contain significant volumes of waferboard and oriented strandboard products prior to 1989.

c

Fewer than 500,000 ft2.
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Table 50—lnsulating boarda production, imports, exports, and

 consumption, 1965–1997 (1/2-in. basis)b

Consumption

Year Production Importsc Exports Total Per capita

Million Million Million Million

square feet square feet square feet square feet Square feet

1965 3,362 75 42 3,395 17

1966 3,079 67 48 3,098 16

1967 3,209 69 45 3,233 16

1968 3,476 94 45 3,525 18

1969 3,623 98 65 3,656 18

1970 3,194 103 51 3,246 16

1971 3,839 115 65 3,889 19

1972 3,918 121 66 3,973 19

1973 3,914 140 79 3,975 19

1974 3,282 72 102 3,252 15

1975 2,960 36 77 2,919 14

1976 3,407 45 77 3,375 15

1977 3,462 107 84 3,485 16

1978 3,437 139 106 3,470 16

1979 3,310 138 49 3,399 15

1980 2,780 100 62 2,818 12

1981 2,124 104 110 2,118 9

1982 1,790 118 67 1,841 8

1983 2,277 204 83 2,398 10

1984 2,545 286 89 2,742 12

1985 2,461 343 80 2,724 11

1986 2,194 338 117 2,415 10

1987 2,242 273 127 2,388 10

1988 2,340 320 203 2,457 10

1989 2,455 346 180 2,621 11

1990 2,365 290 175 2,480 10

1991 2,323 200 191 2,332 9

1992 2,363 310 215 2,458 10

1993 2,358 285 208 2,435 9

1994d 2,335 305 170 2,470 9

1995d 2,335 305 170 2,470 9

1996d 2,335 305 170 2,470 9

1997d 2,335 305 170 2,470 9

a

Density equal to or less than 31 lb/ft3. b

American Forest and Paper Association (1,3); U.S. Department 

 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); Data may not 

 add to totals because of rounding.

c

Includes other building board.

d

Data for these years are estimated.
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Table 51—lnsulating boarda production, imports, exports, and

 consumption, 1965–1997b

Consumption

Year Production Importsc Exports Total Per capita

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

tons tons tons tons pounds

1965 1,234 28 15 1,246 6

1966 1,130 25 18 1,137 6

1967 1,178 25 17 1,187 6

1968 1,276 34 17 1,294 6

1969 1,330 36 24 1,342 7

1970 1,172 38 19 1,191 6

1971 1,409 42 24 1,427 7

1972 1,438 44 24 1,458 7

1973 1,436 51 29 1,459 7

1974 1,204 26 37 1,193 6

1975 1,086 13 28 1,071 5

1976 1,250 17 28 1,239 6

1977 1,271 39 31 1,279 6

1978 1,261 51 39 1,273 6

1979 1,215 51 18 1,247 6

1980 1,020 37 23 1,034 5

1981 780 38 40 777 3

1982 657 43 25 676 3

1983 836 75 30 880 4

1984 934 105 33 1,006 4

1985 903 126 29 1,000 4

1986 805 124 43 886 4

1987 823 100 47 876 4

1988 859 117 75 902 4

1989 901 127 66 962 4

1990 868 106 64 910 4

1991 853 73 70 856 3

1992 867 114 79 902 4

1993 865 105 76 894 3

1994d 857 112 62 906 3

1995d 857 112 62 906 3

1996d 857 112 62 906 3

1997d 857 112 62 906 3

a

Density equal to or less than 31 lb/ft3. b

American Forest and Paper Association (1,3); U.S. Department 

 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); Data may not 

 add to totals because of rounding.

c

Includes other building board.

d

Data for these years are estimated.
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Consumption

Year Productionc Imports Exports Total Per capita

Million Million Million Million

 square feet square feet square feet square feet Square feet

1965 2,921 574 22 3,473 18

1966 3,083 459 32 3,510 18

1967 3,038 455 30 3,463 17

1968 3,710 623 40 4,293 21

1969 4,247 694 48 4,893 24

1970 4,384 452 77 4,759 23

1971 5,225 631 83 5,773 28

1972 5,798 1,060 103 6,755 32

1973 6,050 1,047 131 6,966 33

1974 5,654 739 175 6,218 29

1975 5,681 264 158 5,787 27

1976 6,785 486 187 7,084 32

1977 7,714 625 174 8,165 37

1978 7,825 903 78 8,650 39

1979 7,688 831 101 8,418 37

1980 6,140 515 87 6,568 29

1981 6,105 568 171 6,502 28

1982 5,587 458 47 6,011 26

1983 7,303 717 60 7,919 34

1984 6,837 807 64 7,585 32

1985 6,300 782 192 6,941 29

1986 5,822 855 182 6,499 27

1987 5,458 832 269 6,021 25

1988 5,118 633 322 5,427 22

1989 5,196 718 427 5,493 22

1990 5,025 689 552 5,148 21

1991 4,895 571 606 5,032 19

1992 5,273 571 836 4,940 20

1993 5,248 639 917 4,910 19

1994 5,206 1,119 1,190 4,930 20

1995 4,930 1,152 1,377 4,691 18

1996 5,280 1,183 1,426 5,256 19

1997 4,501 1,306 1,259 4,548 17

a

Density greater than 31 lb/ft3. b

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (45,48,49); 

 American Forest and Paper Association (1,3,5); U.S. Department 

 of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (27). 

 Data may not add to totals because of rounding.

c

Data for the years 1982 to 1997 are for shipments.

 Data from 1965 to 1994 have been revised.

Table 52—Hardboarda

 production, imports, exports, and 

consumption, 1965–1997 (1/8-in. basis)b
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Table 53—Treated wood production by type of treatment, treatment plant, and product, 1984–1997a

Number of plants treating withc

Total by

Year treatment Creosote Oilborne Waterborne Fire Oilborne Waterborne Fire

method solutions pressureb pressure retardants Cresote pressure pressure retardants

1984 5,989,488 1,651,128 643,320 3,620,364 74,676 120 95 445 75

1985 6,231,780 1,542,852 630,420 3,944,124 114,384 123 97 449 77

1986 6,649,236 1,424,988 593,808 4,505,496 124,944 117 81 475 79

1987 6,911,796 1,173,888 582,684 5,027,808 127,416 109 71 479 81

1988 7,189,740 1,085,772 574,428 5,406,780 122,760 97 65 484 80

1989 6,683,316 1,078,440 592,632 4,883,292 128,952 90 60 473 71

1990 7,027,620 1,118,304 559,104 5,252,100 98,112 85 65 458 66

1991 6,781,128 1,051,320 521,880 5,092,440 115,488 83 63 445 60

1992 7,025,796 1,078,452 477,876 5,369,244 100,224 81 44 432 57

1993 7,270,452 1,105,584 433,860 5,646,048 84,960 76 49 404 48

1994 7,609,020 1,134,780 495,348 5,962,596 16,296 85 33 461 44

1995 6,946,488 1,101,012 393,168 5,407,152 45,156 71 28 384 39

1996 7,099,308 1,038,136 401,934 5,614,264 44,974 68 27 368 29

1997d 8,773,495 1,168,768 468,270 6,977,434 158,491 70 46 381 35

Total by Fence Switch and

Year productd Lumber Timbers Poles Pilings posts Crossties bridge ties Plywood Othere

(thousand (thousand (thousand (thousand (thousand (thousand (thousand (thousand (thousand (thousand

board feet) board feet) board feet) board feet) board feet) board feet) board feet) board feet) square feet) board feet)

1984 3,980,729 948,965 324,492 931,896 142,068 235,800 1,064,640 98,376 179,936 234,492

1985 4,032,820 1,025,956 350,496 921,972 126,348 149,232 1,030,728 97,608 267,072 330,480

1986 4,136,740 1,173,628 387,348 880,092 125,784 208,092 965,316 70,884 297,664 325,596

1987 4,118,679 1,290,567 542,376 903,288 97,440 135,024 715,128 111,672 408,064 323,184

1988 4,136,768 1,417,868 540,204 854,292 116,388 148,848 693,240 75,780 406,560 290,148

1989 4,054,037 1,207,913 527,412 887,700 116,136 172,524 696,264 75,612 422,048 370,476

1990 4,240,101 1,290,657 576,012 882,012 86,232 178,488 755,856 85,980 392,736 384,864

1991 4,129,285 1,220,053 630,372 860,808 81,240 166,020 731,664 74,760 415,936 364,368

1992 4,236,767 1,284,479 622,284 812,592 93,012 165,504 747,348 77,052 430,368 434,496

1993 4,344,226 1,348,906 614,196 764,376 104,772 164,988 763,032 79,332 444,800 504,624

1994 5,146,280 1,084,470 970,867 903,974 121,390 246,946 756,648 120,036 651,267 941,949

1995 4,698,187 990,043 886,332 825,264 110,820 225,444 690,768 109,584 594,560 859,932

1996 4,470,364 1,160,247 667,572 762,792 101,028 281,208 669,948 68,880 681,088 758,688

1997 5,287,364 1,543,748 1,032,313 774,235 108,062 181,375 911,537 72,042 772,963 664,053

a

Wood Preservers Institute 1996 (62); APA—The Engineered Wood Association (7,9).

b

Pentachlorophenol, Copper Napthenate, Zinc Napthenate, Copper-8-Quinolinolate, and TBTO (mostly pentachlorophenol).

c

1984 was estimated.

d

Excludes plywood. 

e

Crossarms, landscape timbers, highway posts and guardrails, mine ties and timbers, crossing planks, and other miscellaneous products not 

 listed above. Lumber taken from General Technical Report GTR-199 update, table 11 Hardwood Recovery Factor. 

 Plywood taken from GTR-199 update, Hardwood Plywood Lumber Conversion table B-7. All other taken from GTR-199 update, table B-10.

Treated wood production

Treated wood production (thousand board feet)
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Table 54—Producer price indexes for hardboard and particleboard, 

1965–1997 (1992 = 100)a

Hardboard and

particleboardb Hardboard Particleboardc

Year Actual Relatived Actual Relatived Actual Relatived

1965 41.2 149.3 43.5 157.6 — —

1966 41.0 144.4 43.4 152.8 — —

1967 39.6 138.9 42.6 149.5 — —

1968 39.2 134.2 41.7 142.8 — —

1969 40.7 133.9 42.6 140.1 — —

1970 36.9 117.1 43.5 138.1 — —

1971 37.0 113.8 43.0 132.3 — —

1972 38.2 112.4 43.5 127.9 — —

1973 41.8 108.9 44.7 116.4 — —

1974 45.6 100.0 50.1 109.9 — —

1975 45.0 90.4 50.0 100.4 — —

1976 49.0 94.0 56.0 107.5 — —

1977 55.8 100.7 60.9 109.9 — —

1978 67.5 113.3 66.8 112.1 — —

1979 65.6 97.6 70.1 104.3 — —

1980 75.6 98.7 79.8 104.2 — —

1981 84.2 100.7 92.8 111.0 — —

1982 87.0 102.0 97.3 114.1 — —

1983 90.7 105.0 97.7 113.1 87.6 101.4

1984 94.2 106.4 99.4 112.3 96.1 108.6

1985 92.3 104.8 100.3 113.8 90.9 103.2

1986 93.2 109.0 101.0 118.1 92.7 108.4

1987 95.2 108.6 99.0 112.9 99.8 113.8

1988 96.7 106.0 100.8 110.5 103.4 113.4

1989 97.6 102.0 100.9 105.4 106.0 110.8

1990 93.5 94.3 98.6 99.4 96.7 97.5

1991 92.6 93.2 96.7 97.3 96.5 97.1

1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1993 111.4 109.8 106.5 104.9 114.8 113.1

1994 120.9 117.7 109.1 106.2 128.5 125.1

1995 121.4 114.1 113.2 106.4 128.4 120.7

1996 114.3 104.9 115.8 106.2 123.3 113.1

1997 108.1 99.3 119.0 109.4 117.6 108.1

a

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (55).

b

Hardboard, particleboard, and fiberboard products.

c

Platen-type (mat formed).

d

Derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodities index.
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hundred commodities including selected lumber items of

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finances; business finances; selected indexes on business activity and wholesale and consumer prices; sales,

profits, and dividends of large manufacturing corporations; and related subjects.

59. U.S. Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors.

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industry groupings.

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woods region by major species.

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63. Wood Technology. North American factbook, 1996,

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