70 TIMBER TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 48. — Timber cut from growing stock and sawtimber, by product and species group, 1952-2000 



Product 



1952 



1962 



Projections 



1970 



1980 



1990 



GROWING STOCK— MILLION CUBIC FEET 



Sawlogs: 



Softwoods _ - 



4,602 

 1,199 



3,947 

 989 



4,120 

 1,030 



4,460 

 1,120 



4,910 

 1,230 



5,490 

 1,380 



Hardwoods . _ _ 





Total 



5,801 



4,936 



5,150 



5,580 



6,140 



6,870 





Veneer logs: 

 Softwoods 



219 

 173 



579 

 146 



930 

 180 



1,120 

 230 



1,350 

 290 



1,630 

 350 



Hardwoods -_ _. 





Total 



392 



725 



1,110 



1,350 



1,640 



1,980 





Pulpwood: 

 Softwoods 



1,407 

 248 



1,725 

 628 



1,980 

 960 



2,720 

 1,480 



3,410 

 2,110 



4,420 

 2,970 



Hardwoods. _ 





Total 



1,655 



2,353 



2,940 



4,200 



5,520 



7,390 





Miscellaneous industrial wood: 

 Softwoods. - - __ 



278 

 301 



203 



177 



200 

 170 



200 

 170 



200 

 170 



200 i 

 170 



Hardwoods _ -- 





Total 



579 



380 



370 



370 



370 



370 





Fuelwood: 



Softwoods .- - 



232 



734 



93 



424 



80 

 370 



60 

 310 



50 

 260 



40 

 210 



Hardwoods 





Total 



966 



517 



450 



370 



310 



250 





Total timber products: 

 Softwoods- . 



6,738 

 2,655 



6,547 

 2,364 



7,310 

 2,710 



8,560 

 3,310 



9,920 

 4,060 



11,780 

 5,080 



Hardwoods 



Total 



9,393 



8,911 



10,020 



11,870 



13,980 



16,860 



Logging residues: 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



749 

 615 



644 

 593 



640 

 650 



730 

 760 



790 

 890 



890 

 1,070 



Total 



1,364 



1,237 



1,290 



1,490 



1,680 



1,960 



Total timber cut: 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



7,487 

 3,270 



7,191 

 2,957 



7,950 

 3,360 



9,290 

 4,070 



10,710 

 4,950 



12,670 

 6,150 



Total 



10,757 



10,148 



11,310 



13,360 



15,660 



18,820 



Adjusted ' total timber cut: 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



7,487 

 3,270 



7,191 

 2,957 



8,000 

 3,500 



9,400 

 4,300 



11,400 

 5,500 



14,400 , 

 7,200 ' 



Total 



10,757 



10,148 



11,500 



13,700 



16,900 



21,600 



Footnote at end of table. 















