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TIMBER TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES 



projection of lumber demand adopted in this 

 study shows a continued decline to 191 board 

 feet per capita in 1970 and 165 board feet in 2000. 



Consumption of hardwood plywood and veneer 

 amounted to 2.8 billion square feet in 1962^ — 

 23 percent of the total. Hardwood plywood has 

 been used primarily for paneling and containers. 

 Most of the hardwood veneer has been used in 

 furniture and containers. 



SUMMARY OF DEMAND PROJECTIONS FOR 

 PLYWOOD AND VENEER 



Consumption of plywood and veneer for the 

 various end uses described earlier totaled 12 

 billion square feet (%-inch basis) in 1962 (table 

 33). Residential construction was the most im- 

 portant single use, followed by nonresidential 

 construction, manufactured products, and upkeep 

 and improvements. 



Softwood plywood consumption, together with 

 small amounts of softwood veneer, totaled about 

 9.3 billion square feet in 1962 — 77 percent of the 

 total of all species used. The major market for 

 this plywood was residential construction. 



Projected Demand for Plywood and Veneer 

 Increases 2.6 Times by 2000 



Projected demands for plywood and veneer rise 

 from 12 billion square feet in 1962 to 31.5 bilhon 

 square feet in 2000 (table 33 and fig. 21). Use 

 of softwood plywood and veneer is projected at 

 23.5 billion square feet — about 75 percent of total 

 consumption — and hardwood plywood and veneer 

 at 8 billion square feet . 



Per capita use of plywood and veneer has been 

 rising steadily from 33 square feet in 1952 to 64 

 square feet in 1962. This is projected to 97 

 square feet in 2000 (fig. 22). 



The volume of logs used in production of the 

 veneer and plywood consumed in the United States 



Table 33. — Summary of plywood and veneer consumption, by end use, species group, and per capita use, 



1962-2000 



[?^-inch basis] 



Item 



1962 



Projections 



1970 



1980 



1990 



2000 



BY END USE 



Construction: 



Residential 



Nonresidential 



Upkeep and improvements 



Farming and railroads 



Total 



Manufactured products 



Shipping and materials handling. 

 Miscellaneous and residual 



Total use 



Million 



square feet 



4,170 



2,800 



1,500 



260 



8,730 



1,870 



1,220 



200 



12,020 



Million 



square feet 



5,300 



4,700 



2,600 



400 



13,000 



2,300 

 1,400 

 1,200 



17,900 



Million 



square feet 



6,600 



5,600 



3,000 



500 



15,700 



3,000 

 1,600 

 1,700 



22,000 



Million 



square feet 



7,900 



6,800 



3,400 



600 



18,700 



3,700 

 1,700 

 2,400 



26,500 



Million 

 square feet 



9,500 



8,500 



3,800 



700 



22 . 500 



4,600 

 1,800 

 2,600 



31,500 



BY SPECIES GROUP 



Softwoods -. 



9,250 

 2,770 



14,400 

 3,500 



17,000 

 5,000 



20,000 

 6,500 



23,500 



Hardwoods 



8,000 



Total 



12,020 



17,900 



22,000 



26,500 



31,500 







PER CAPITA 



Total use. 



Square feet 

 64 



Square feet 

 86 



Square feet 

 91 



Square feet 

 95 



Square feet 



97 







