United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Lumber Production and Consumption
699
No. 1244. L u m b e r P r o d u c t i o n a n d C o n s u m p t i o n , b y K in d o f W o o d : i9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 0
(In millions of board feel, except as Indicated. 1960 excludes Alaska and Hawaii, Based on sample survey; see source for
sampling variability. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Timas to 1970, series L 98'-12 and L 122-137]
ITEW I960 1965 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980,
?re’.
atal production.............................. 32,926 36,762 34,666 38,595 34,606 32,619 36,295 37,882 38,270 37,678 132,322
26,572 29.295
(S) 633 27,530
€33 31,586
785 27,704 26,747 29,678
811 821 934 31,202
9E7 31,273 30,411 25.264
Cedar.......................................... 929 637 722
Do-glas fir................................. 6,632 8 783 7,727 8,686 7,901 7,329 8,207 8,543 6,601 8.425 6,653
Hemlock.................................... 2,032 2,576 1,900 2,711 2,105 2,020 2,454 2.439 2,728 2.505 1.855
Ponderosa pine.......................... 3,169 3,776 3,429 4,030 3,580 3.544 4,032 4.167 4.175 3,966 3,299
Redwood.................................... 1,000 1,087 1,078 1,277 1,170 1,054 1,128 1,1*8 917 696 770
Southern yellow pine.................. 3,660 6,628 7,063 7,395 6.921 6,967 7,598 6,239 8,267 8.034 6,880
White fir..................................... 2,224 2,422 2,063 2,438 2,071 2,012 2,104 2.184 2,039 2.140 1,643
White pine.................................. 675 693 898 1,069 925 947 1,060 1.080 1.154 (s) (s)
Hardwoods'................................... 6,254 7,467 7,138 7,000 6,904 5,872 6,417 6,680 6.997 7,257 7,058
Ash... 125 141 159 140 143 124 137 144 160 (S) IS)
Beech. 195 182 188 176 167 136 140 137 146 193 133
Cottonwooc................................ 206 190 229 326 312 253 309 355 372 374 303
Elm... 195 206 155 145 155 117 131 149 151 151 149
Made. 602 786 742 623 574 531 569 563 561 5217 ’229
Oak................ ........................... 2,789 3,358 3,250 3 .2 2 7 3,160 2,724 2.996 3.103 3.220 3,461 3.356
Sweet gum '............................... 331 387 376 342 294 245 286 377 412 401 371
Tupelo and black gun................ 292 385 335 309 331 251 277 252 267 (5) ;s)
Yellow poplar............................. 592 681 606 701 710 555 596 605 645 673 661
omesttc consumption 1................. 35,225 40,782 38,073 45,555 38,866 36,099 42,194 48,969 48,432 146,292 38,771
Percent net imports '■.................. 8.7 10,6 12.7 16.6 14.2 12.0 15.2 19.3 21.6 20.3 19.1
Softwoods...................................... 28,974 32,701 31,585 36,086 32,082 30,308 35.753 40.079 41,435 39,353 32,493
Per caoita (bd. ft.)................... 164 '1 2 155 180 178 14 194 182 186 175 143
Mill stocks, yaarend................... 5,285 4,145 4,340 4,C06 4,322 4,053 4,199 4,077 3,999 4,172 4.C57
Exports ......... 666 T IT 1,152 1,773 1,506 1,373 1,563 1,413 1,369 1,745 1,956
Imports ......... 3 ,6 3 1 4,395 5 ,7 6 9 9 ,0 0 2 5.807 5.7J1 7.950 10.360 1 1,825 1 1 ,11 8 9,540
Canada 11................................ 3,756 4,856 5,722 8,644 6,732 5,577 7.913 10.327 11.777 11,101 9,546
Hardwoods..................................... 6.252 8,081 6,485 7,467 6.764 5,791 6,441 6.890 6,997 6,939 6,272
Per capita (bd. ft.).................... 35 39 32 35 32 27 30 32 31 31 28
Mill stocks, yearonc.................... 2,067 1,085 1,144 459 802 875 677 773 800 1,163 1,765
Exports....................................... 173 145 138 222 235 245 262 251 320 307 379
Imports....................................... 291 338 347 558 464 237 286 341 361 376 293
Canada "...................... .......... 118 | 161 145 155 115 62 83 81 103 67 72
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S Figure does not meet publication standards. 'Includes types not shown separately. ’ Excludes hard maple. 3Red
and sap, 'Source: Copeland Economics Group, Inc., Slamlord, Conn. ^Imports minus exports. 6Source: U.S. Forest
Service. U.S. Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Price Statistics, 1950-81, annual.
Soiree: Except as noted. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Industrial Reports, seres MA-24T, anrual.
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Figure 25.1
Lumber Production and Consumption, by Kind of Wood: 1970 to 1980
Billions of board feet
PRODUCTION
Billions of board fast
50
CONSUMPTION
40
Total
Softwoods
Hardwoods
40
1970 1975 1980 1970 1975 1980
Source: C h a rt prepared by UiS. Bureau o f the Census. For data, see table 1244.