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TIMBER TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 47.- 



-Production, net imports, and apparent consumption of timber products in the United States, by major product, 



1920-62— Continued 













[Million cubic feet 



, roundw 



Dod equivalent] 

















Total 

 domestic 

 produc- 

 tion 



Appar- 

 ent 

 con- 

 sump- 

 tion 



Industrial roundwood ' 





Year 



Total 



Saw logs 



Veneer logs 



Pulpwood 



Other 

 prod- 

 ucts 3 



Fuel- 

 wood 2 





Domes- 

 tic pro- 

 duction 



Net 

 im- 

 ports' 



Appar- 

 ent con- 

 sump- 

 tion * ' 



Domes- 

 tic pro- 

 duction 



Net 

 im- 

 ports 5 



Appar- 

 ent con- 

 sump- 

 tion < 6 



Domes- 

 tic pro- 

 duction 



Net 

 im- 

 ports ' 



Appar- 

 ent con- 

 sump- 

 tion < 



Domes- 

 tic pro- 

 duction 



Net 

 im- 

 ports 5 



Appar- 

 ent con- 

 sump- 

 tion ' » 



Appar- 

 ent con- 

 sump- 

 tion 



Appar- 

 ent con- 

 sump- 

 tion 



1950 



1951 



1952 



1953 



1954 



1955 



1956 



1957 



1958 



1959 



1960_._ 



1961 



1962 



10, 790 

 10, 955 

 11, 100 

 10, 675 

 10, 510 



10,890 

 11,190 

 10,110 

 9,905 

 10, 670 



10,085 

 9,865 

 10, 320 



12, 230 

 12, 055 

 12, 270 

 11,920 

 11, 770 



12, 220 

 12, 460 

 11,270 

 11,200 

 12, 150 



11,335 



11,285 

 11,800 



8,520 

 8,725 

 9,090 

 8,755 

 8,675 



9,145 

 9,535 

 8,545 

 8,425 

 9,280 



8.785 

 8,650 

 9,195 



1,355 

 1,190 

 1,170 

 1,225 

 1,195 



1,290 

 1,375 

 1,195 

 1,240 

 1,425 



1,300 

 1,365 

 1,480 



9,960 

 9,825 

 10,260 

 10,000 

 9,935 



10, 475 

 10,805 

 9,705 

 9,720 

 10, 760 



10,035 

 10, 070 

 10, 675 



5,905 

 5,780 

 6,145 

 5,710 

 5,650 



5,785 

 5,920 

 5,100 

 5,160 

 5,745 



5,080 

 4,915 

 5,270 



455 

 235 

 270 

 330 

 365 



430 

 420 

 335 

 415 

 515 



480 

 545 

 650 



6,360 

 6,020 

 6,415 

 6,040 

 6,015 



6,215 

 6.335 

 5,435 

 5,575 

 6,255 



5,560 

 5,485 

 5,920 



345 

 390 

 420 

 475 

 480 



575 

 590 

 560 

 615 

 720 



705 

 765 

 855 



10 

 10 

 30 

 25 

 40 



60 

 65 

 70 

 80 

 115 



90 

 100 

 110 



355 

 400 

 450 

 500 

 520 



635 

 655 

 630 

 695 

 835 



800 

 860 

 965 



1,500 

 1,825 

 1,825 

 1,895 

 1,890 



2,155 

 2,420 

 2,305 

 2,090 

 2,280 



2,490 

 2,450 

 2,605 



890 

 945 

 870 

 870 

 790 



800 

 890 

 790 

 745 

 795 



730 

 720 

 720 



2,475 

 2,675 

 2,695 

 2,785 

 2,745 



2,995 

 3,210 

 3,060 

 2,890 

 3,135 



3,165 

 3,235 

 3,325 



770 

 730 

 700 

 675 

 655 



630 

 605 

 580 

 560 

 535 



510 

 490 

 465 



2,270 

 2,230 

 2,010 

 1,920 

 1,835 



1,745 

 1,655 

 1,565 

 1,480 

 1,390 



1,300 

 1,215 

 1,125 



1 Includes all products, except fuelwood, commonly cut from round sec- 

 tions of trees. 



2 Includes small quantities of imported fuelwood. 



3 Includes cooperage logs, poles and piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round 

 mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle bolts, and a 

 miscellaneous assortment of similar items. 



* Columns may not add to total because of rounding. 



' Net imports "of lumber converted to cubic feet roundwood. Small quan- 

 tities of imported saw logs (roundwood form) are included in domestic 

 production. 



« Includes changes in stocks 1935-49. 



" Net imports of veneer logs represent the equivalent net imports of veneer 



and plywood converted to board feet log scale, and then to cubic feet round- 

 wood. The small volume of veneer logs Imported (roundwood form) is 

 included in domestic production. 



» Includes net pulpwood imports and the pulpwood equivalent of the net 

 wood pulp and paper and paperboard imports. 



5 Includes changes in stocks beginning in 1941. 



1" Less than 2.5 milUon cubic feet. 



•Net exports. 



Sources: Based on data published by the U.S. Departments of Commerce 

 and Agriculture. 





Table 48. — Lumber production, imports, exports, and consumption in 



the United States, 1920-62 







Domestic 







Apparent 



Per capita 





Domestic 







Apparent 



Per capita 



Year 



produc- 



Imports 



Exports 



consump- 



consump- 



Year 



produc- 



Imports 



Exports 



consump- 



consump- 





tion ' 







tion 



tion 





tion 







tion 



tion 





Billion 



Billion 



Billion 



Billion 







Billion 



Billion 



Billion 



Billion 







board feet 



board feet 



board feet 



board feet 



Board feet 





board feet 



board feet 



board feet 



board feet 



Board feet 



1920.- --. 



35.0 



1.4 



1.7 



34.7 



326 



1945 



28.1 



1.1 



.4 



28.7 



205 



1925 



41.0 



1.8 



2.6 



40.2 



347 



1946 



34.1 

 35.4 



1.2 

 1.3 



.6 

 1.4 



34.7 

 35.4 



245 





1947 



246 



1930 



29.4 



1.2 



2.4 



28.2 



229 



1948 



37.0 



1.9 



.6 



38.2 



261 



1931 



20.0 



.7 



1.7 



19.0 



153 



1949---- 



32.2 



1.6 



.7 



33.1 



222 



1932 



13.5 



.4 



1.2 



12.7 



102 















1S33 



17.2 

 18.8 



:l 



1.3 

 1.3 



16.3 

 17.8 



130 

 141 



1950 



38.0 

 37.2 

 37.5 



3.4 



2.5 

 2.5 



.5 

 1.0 



. 7 



40.9 

 38.7 

 39.2 



269 



1934 



1951 . 



250 





1952---- 



249 



1935 



22.9 



.4 



1.3 



22.1 



174 



1953 



36.7 



2.8 



.6 



38.9 



243 



1936 



27.6 



.7 



1.3 



27.0 



211 



1954 



36.4 



3.1 



.7 



38.7 



237 



1937 



29.0 



.7. 



1.4 



28.2 



219 















1938 



24.8 



.5 



1.0 



24.4 



188 



1955 



37.4 



3.6 



.8 



40.1 



242 



1939 



28.8 



.7 



1.1 



28.4 



217 



1956 



38.2 



3.4 



.8 



40.9 



242 





. 31.2 



.7 



1.0 



30.9 



234 



1957 - - 



32.9 

 33.4 



3.0 

 3.4 



.8 



.7 



35.0 

 36.1 



203 



1940 ..-_ 



1958 



206 



1941 ..- 



36.5 



1.4 



.7 



37.2 



279 



1959 



37.2 



4.1 



.8 



40.5 



228 



1942 



36.3 



1.5 



.5 



37.4 



277 















1943 



34.3 



.9 



.3 



34.8 



255 



1960 



32.9 



3.9 



.9 



36.0 



199 



1944 



32.9 



1.0 



.4 



33.6 



243 



1961 



31.9 

 33.2 



4.3 

 4.9 



.8 

 .8 



35.5 

 37.3 



193 





1962 



200 









1 1920-41 inclusive. Census Bureau estimates of lumber production adjusted by the Forest Service to include the production of sawmills not covered in 

 the Census Siu'vey. 



Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 



