Contents 



Page 



Preface iii 



The Outlook in Brief 1 



The Outlook for Timber Demands 5 



Basic Assumptions 5 



Trends in Demand for Industrial Raw Materials 10 



Demand for Lumber and Panel Products in Construction 14 



Residential Construction 14 



New Nonresidential Construction 22 



Upkeep and Improvements 25 



Farm Structures 28 



Railroad Construction and Maintenance 30 



Mine Construction and Maintenance 33 



Demand for Lumber and Panel Products in Manufactures 34 



Demand for Lumber and Panel Products in Shipping 39 



Miscellaneous and Residual Uses of Lumber and Panel Products _ _ 41 



Summary of Demand Projections for Lumber 41 



Summary of Demand Projections for Plywood and Veneer 44 



Demand for Pulpwood 47 



Demand for Miscellaneous Timber Products 59 



Summary of Demand Projections in Terms of Roundwood 61 



Summary of Demand Projections in Terms of Timber Cut 68 - 



Forest Land and Timber Resources 75 



Forest Land 75 



Timber Growing Capability 79 



Forest Types 81 



Stocking of Forest Lands 83 



Stand-Size Classes 85 



Timber Inventories 88 



Timber Quality 91 



Timber Growth 96 



Mortality 99 



Forest Ownership 101 



Availability of World Timber Resources 107 



The Outlook for Timber Supplies 110 



Projection Procedures 111 



Cutting Assumptions 112 



Land Use and Management Assumptions 113 



Timber Supply Outlook in Pacific Coast 114 



Timber Supply Outlook in the Rocky Mountains 120 



Timber Supply Outlook in the South 124 



Timber Supply Outlook in the North 128 



National Supply-Demand Relationships 132 



Appendix 138 



Basic Statistics 138 



Definitions 223 



Procedures 226 



