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TIMBER RESOURCES FOR AMERICA'S FL'TURE 



Table 78. — Estimated domestic consumption and domestic output of timber products in the United States and Coastal Alaska 

 by softwoods and hardwoods, 1952, and projections of domestic demand and domestic output, 1975 and 2000 ' 





Standard unit of 

 measure - 



Do- 

 mestic 

 con- 

 sump- 

 tion, 

 1952 3 



Projections 



of domestic demand 



Do- 

 mestic 

 output, 



1952 



Projections of domestic output 



Product and species group 



1975 



2000 



19 



75 



2000 





Lower 



Medium 



Lower 



Medium 



Upper 



Lower 



Medium 



Lower 



Medium 



Upper 



Saw logs (for lumber, tim- 

 bers, sawn ties, etc.): 



Softwood 



Hardwood 



Bd.-ft. Ibr. tally 



do 



Million 

 units 



33, 408 

 8,054 



Million 

 units 

 36,800 

 10, 800 



Million 

 units 

 42, 400 

 13, 100 



Million 

 units 

 41,100 

 13,700 



Million 

 units 

 58,900 

 20,100 



Million 

 units 

 67, 000 

 23,000 



Million 



units 



31, 507 



8,003 



Million 

 units 

 33,900 

 10,700 



Million 

 units 

 39,500 

 13,000 



Million 

 units 

 38,200 

 13,600 



Million 

 units 

 56,000 

 20,000 



MiUion 

 units 

 64,100 

 22,900 





do 





TotaH 



41.462 



47,600 



55,500 



54, 800 



79,000 



90,000 



39, 510 



44,600 



52,500 



51,800 



76,000 



87,000 





Standard cords _ 



do 





Pulp wood: 

 Softwood 



Hardwood 



31.3 

 4.1 



48 

 17 



53 

 19 



67 

 23 



74 

 26 



89 

 36 



21.4 

 3.7 



35 

 16 



40 

 18 



53 

 22 



60 

 25 



75 

 35 





do 





Total 5 



35.4 



65 



72 



90 



100 



125 



25.1 



51 



58 



75 



85 



110 





Bd.-ft. log scale 



... do. 





Veneer logs and bolts: 

 Softwood 



Hardwood 



1,628 

 1,019 



3,400 

 1,600 



3,920 

 1,750 



4.920 

 2.580 



6,000 

 3,000 



7,000 

 3,500 



1,548 

 919 



3,270 

 1,100 



3,790 

 1,250 



4,720 

 1,850 



5,800 

 2,270 



6.900 

 2,770 





do 





Total 6 



2,647 



5.000 



5,670 



7.500 



9,000 



10,500 



2.467 



4, 370 



5,040 



6,570 



8.070 



9.570 



Cooperage logs and bolts: 



Softwood 



Hardwood 



Bd.-ft. log scale 



do 



117.9 

 237.4 



152 

 358 



200 

 400 





117.9 

 237.4 



152 

 358 



200 

 400 







do 





Total - - -- 



355.3 



510 



600 



355.3 



510 



600 











Piling: 

 Softwood .- ,- 



37.9 

 3.3 



40 

 5 



53 

 6 



37.9 

 3.3 



40 

 5 



53 

 6 





Hardwood 



do 







.. . do 





Total 



41.2 



45 



59 



41.2 



45 



59 







Pieces 





Poles: 

 Softwood 



6.4 

 .1 



4.8 

 .1 



6.4 

 .1 



6.4 

 .1 



4.8 

 .1 



6.4 

 .1 





Hardwood . 



. do 



Million Million Million 



cu.ft. cu.ft. cu.ft. 



(Xot allocated to 



product) 

 580 1 725 1 870 







do 



Million Million Million 

 cu.ft. cu.ft. cu.ft. 



Total 



6.5 



4.9 



6.5 



6.5 



4.9 



6.5 





do 



(Not allocated to 



product) 

 580 725 870 



Posts (round and split): 

 Softwood . _ 



103.3 

 202.7 



105 

 232 



140 

 260 



103.3 

 202.7 



105 

 232 



140 

 260 



Hardwood .- 



do 



580 



725 870 



580 725 



870 





do 





Total -. 



306.0 



337 



400 



1,160 



1,450 1,740 



306.0 



337 



400 



1,160 1,450 



1.740 





do 



do 









Hewn ties: 

 Softwood 



3.7 

 6.5 









3.7 

 6.5 









Hardwood 

















do 













Total . . . 



10.2 







10.2 























.Mine timbers (round): 

 Softwocd .- 



18.5 

 62.5 



20 



67 



26 

 79 



18.5 

 62.5 



20 



67 



26 

 79 





Ha-dwood . - -. . 



do 







... do 





Total 



81.0 



87 



105 



81.0 



87 



105 







do 





Other industrial wood: ' 

 Softwood- - 



112.3 

 114.7 



157 

 157 



175 

 175 



112.3 

 114.7 



157 

 157 



175 

 175 





Hardwood . 



. do 







do .... 





Total 



227.0 



314 



350 



Million 

 units 

 15 

 10 



Million 



units 



15 



10 



Million 

 units 

 15 

 10 



227.0 



314 



350 



MiUion 

 units 

 15 

 10 



Million 

 units 

 15 

 10 







Standard cords 



do 





Fuelwood:' 

 Softwood 



31.1 



27.5 



18 

 16 



18 

 16 



31.1 

 27.5 



IS 

 16 



18 

 16 



units 

 15 



Hardwood . . 



10 





. do 





Total _ 



58.6 



34 



34 



25 



25 



25 



58.6 



34 



34 



25 



25 



25 









' See section on Future Demand for Timber for basic assumptions govern- 

 ing lower, medium, and upper projections of demand. 1975 and 2000. 



- Units are those commonly used by the Bureau of the Census, the trade, 

 or other agencies reporting volume of output or consumption. 



' Estimates of apparent consumption based on estimated production, less 

 exports plus imports and changes in domestic stocks. 



* Includes 1,752 million board-feet net imports of lumber plus 200 million 

 board-feet net withdrawals from lumber stocks. 1952; and 3 billion board-feet 

 net imports of lumber, 1975 and 2000. 



' Includes 11.2 million cord? net imports of pulpwood and pulpwood equiv- 



alent of woodpulp and paper le.ss net additions to pulpwood stocks of 900 

 thousand cords, 1952: 14 million cords net imports of pulpwood and pulpwood 

 equivalent of woodpulp and paper, 1975, and 15 million cords in 2000. 



6 Includes ISO million board-feet net imports of veneer log? and bolts or 

 veneer-log equivalent of veneer and veneer products, 1952: 630 million board- 

 feet in 1975 and 930 million board-feet in 2000. 



' Includes such products as bo.x bolts, shiutrle log? and bolts, excelsior bolts, 

 turnery, dimension and handle stock, chemical wood, split stakes and shakes, 

 and miscellaneous farm timbers. 



^ For domestic and industrial use. 



