464 



TIMBER RESOURCES FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE 



Table 273. — United States net imports of timber products, 1952, and anticipated net imports in 1975 and 



2000 



Product 



Standard unit of 

 measure 



1952 



1955 



1975 



2000 



-. 



In std. 

 units 1 



Round- 

 wood 2 



In std. 

 units 



Round- 

 wood 2 



In std. 

 units 



Round- 

 wood 2 



In std. 

 units 



Round- 

 wood 2 



Lumber 



Bd.-ft., lumber 

 tally. 



Standard cords 



Tons 



Million 

 1, 752 



2. 3 

 1. 7 

 4. 6 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 273 



Million 

 2,755 



1. 9 

 1.6 

 4. 5 



33 



714 



617 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 429 



Million 

 3,000 



LO 

 L8 

 7. 1 



200 

 1,400 



1,000 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 470 



Million 

 3,000 



1.0 

 2.3 



7. 9 



300 

 2,000 



1,500 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 470 



Pulpwood and pulp- 

 wood products: 



Pulpwood 



Woodpulp 



Newsprint and 

 other paper. 



179 

 242 

 453 



157 

 235 

 446 



78 

 312 

 702 



78 

 312 



do 



780 



Total 



874 



838 



1,092 



1, 170 





Bd.-ft., log scale 



Sq. ft., surface 

 measure. 

 do 



127 

 397 



72 





Veneer logs and 



veneer products: 



Logs and bolts ^ 



Veneer 



20 

 5 



4 



5 

 9 



30 



31 

 18 



50 



47 

 25 



Plywood 



75 









Total 



29 



44 



99 



147 











Total, all products 



1, 176 



1,311 



1,661 



1, 787 











' U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 

 United States Imports of Merchandise, Rpt. F. T. 110; and 

 United States Exports of Domestic and Foreign Merchandise, 

 Rpt. F. T. 410. Washington, D. C. 1953 and 1955. 



2 Roundwood volume equivalent, excluding bark. 



3 Includes an undisclosed volume of logs used for prod- 

 ucts other than veneer. 



Table 274. — United States net imports of timber products, 1952 and 1955, and anticipated net imports, 



1975 and 2000, by product and species group ' 



Year and species group 



Lumber 



Pulpwood and pulp- 

 wood products 



Veneer logs and veneer 

 products 



All 

 products 



1952: 



Softwood 



Hardwood, 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 1, 701 

 51 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 265 

 8 



Million 

 std. cords 

 10. 7 

 . 5 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 "834 

 40 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 80 

 100 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 13 

 16 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 i, 112 

 64 







Total 



1, 752 



273 



11. 2 



874 



180 



29 



1, 176 



1955: 



Softwood 



Hardwood 



2,675 

 80 



417 

 12 



10. 1 

 . 4 



803 

 35 



128 

 155 



20 



24 



1,240 

 71 



Total 



2,755 



429 



10. 5 



838 



283 



44 



1, 311 







1975: 



Softwood 



2,900 

 100 



455 

 15 



13.0 

 1.0 



1, 014 

 78 



130 

 500 



20 

 79 



1, 489 



Hardwood 



172 







Total 



3,000 



470 



14. 



1,092 



630 



99 



1,661 



2000: 



Softwood 



Hardwood _ 



2, 900 

 100 



455 

 15 



14. 

 1.0 



1, 092 

 78 



200 

 730 



32 

 115 



1,579 

 208 







Total 



3,000 



470 



15.0 



1, 170 



930 



147 



1, 787 



1 Volumes are in terms of roundwood. 



