AVERA.(iE ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF ALL WOOD PRODUCTS 

 (Unit 1,000,000 cubic feet solid volume) 



Period Lumber and Timbers Fuelwood Total 



COMPARaTIVI] average AUHUAL CUT AND (JROWTE 1937-1943 

 (Unit 1,000,000 cubic feet solid volume) 



Lumber a/ Fuelwood Total Cut Orowth C ut: Growth 



1,069 2,331 3,400 1,694 2: 1 



a/ Lumber as used here includes round timbers, sawed 

 boards and timbers, pulpwood and veneer. 



Note. Average annual consumption of solid wood per 

 capita 1926-1940; 30 cubic feet 



NoteJ Average annual growth of green timber per 

 capita (1946); 22 cubic feet 



(2) All wood products (except fuelwood): Current require- 

 ments and production: 



(a) The economy of Japan depends heavily on wood, de- 

 spite recent industrial progress. Ninety-nine 

 percent of the population lives in wooden houses; 

 in cities like Tokj-o, only one percent of the 

 1,100,000 prewar buildings was constructed of 

 materials other than wood. In industry, rayon 

 manufacture depends entirely on wood pulp for fiber. 

 Fishing fleets are coEposed mainly of wooden ships. 



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