Table 6.10 — Characteristics of the primary timber processing industries in the United States, by 



industry, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1972 and 1976 



Industry 



Number of establishments 





Thousa 



nds of employees 







1958 



1963 



1967 



1972 



1976' 



1958 



1963 



1967 



1972 



1976 



Lumber manu- 























facturing 























Logging 



12,828 



13,588 



16,334 



13,238 



— 



71.7 



73.1 



70.6 



80.0 



71.5 



Sawmills and 























planing mills 



16,859 



13,677 



11,790 



9,448 



— 



282.3 



247.7 



219.7 



204.1 



207.5 



Total 



29,687 



27,265 



28,124 



22,686 



— 



354.0 



320.8 



290.3 



284.1 



279.0 



Plywood and veneer 























manufacturing 























Hardwood veneer 























and plywood^ 



— 



— 



— 



366 



— 



— 



— 



— 



25.1 



21.9 



Softwood veneer 























and plywood^ 



— 



— 



— 



232 



— 



— 



— 



— 



43.7 



45.0 



Total 



588 



641 



667 



598 



— 



59.3 



66.2 



72.9 



68.8 



66.9 



Woodpulp 























manufacturing 























Pulpmills 



59 



45 



61 



60 



— 



14.2 



15.1 



15.1 



10.6 



15.7 



Integrated 























pulpmills^ 



266 



215 



218 



271 



— 



133.4 



132.2 



142.4 



150.4 



144.4 



Total 



325 



260 



279 



331 



— 



147.6 



147.3 



157.5 



161.0 



160.1 



Other primary timber 























manufacturing 



4,312 



4,220 



4,442 



4,760 



— 



99.7 



100.2 



113.9 



119.2 



114.7 



All industries 



34,912 



32,386 



33,512 



28,375 



— 



660.6 



634.5 



634.5 



633.1 



620.7 











Value of shipmc 



3nts in mil 



ions 











Current dollars 





7972 dollars 



4 







1958 



1963 



1967 



1972 



1976 



1958 



1963 



1967 



1972 



1976 



Lumber manu- 























facturing 























Logging 



868.3 



1,154.7 



1,476.2 



2,529.5 



4,460.8 



1,093.6 



1,438.0 



1,740.8 



2.529.5 



2,877.9 



Sawmills and 























planing mills 



3,302.8 



3,648.0 



4,046.9 



7,173.6 



9,752.0 



4.159.7 



4,543.0 



4,772.3 



7,173.6 



6,291.6 



Total 



4,171.1 



4,802.7 



5,523.1 



9,703.1 



14,212.8 



5,253.3 



5,981.0 



6,513.1 



9.703.1 



9,169.5 



Plywood and veneer 























manufacturing 























Hardwood veneer 























and plywood^ 



— 



— 



— 



911.8 



970.1 



— 



— 



— 



911.8 



625.9 



Softwood veneer 























and plywood^ 



— 



— 



— 



2,011.5 



3,164.1 



— 



— 



— 



2,011.5 



2.041.4 



Total 



884.1 



1,339.6 



1,687.2 



2,923.3 



4,134.2 



1.113.5 



1,668.2 



1,989.6 



2.923.3 



2.667.2 



Woodpulp 























manufacturing 























Pulpmills 



428.0 



609.1 



730.5 



709.9 



2,055.4 



539.0 



758.5 



861.4 



709.9 



1,326.1 



Integrated 























pulpmills' 



3,460.9 



4,189.7 



5,437.3 



8,227.7 



14,202.0 



4,358.8 



5,217.6 



6,411.9 



8.227.7 



9.162.6 



Total 



3,888.9 



4,798.8 



6,167.8 



8,937.6 



16.257.4 



4.897.8 



5.976.1 



7,273.3 



8.937.6 



10,488.7 



Other primary timber 























manufacturing 



1.197.1 



1,434.2 



2,078.3 



3,068.7 



4,338.0 



1.507.7 



1.786,1 



2,450.8 



3,068.7 



2,798.7 



All industries 



10.141.3 



12,375.3 



15,456.4 



24,632.7 



38,492.4 



12,772.4 



15.411.3 



18,226.9 



24,632.7 



24,833.8 



' Number of establishments not available for intercensal years. 



'Separate tiardwood and softwood plywood and veneer data not available prior 

 to 1972. 



= Pulpmills tfiat are directly associated witti other types of manufacturing 

 facilities whose primary activity is not the production of woodpulp but some other 



product, such as paper, paperboard or building paper and board. 



' Derived by dividing the value of shipments in current dollars by the Bureau of 

 Labor Statistics producer price index of industrial commodities. 



Source: See source note table 6.8. 



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