Table 6.26, — Summary of softwood timber demand on, and supply from, forests in tfie contiguous 



States by region, 1952, 1962, 1970, and 1976 witti projections (medium level demand) to 2030 



under alternative price assumptions — continued 



(Billion cubic feet) 





Item 



1952' 



1962' 



1970' 



1976' 



Projections 



Region 



Base level price trends^ 



Equilibrium price trends^ 





1990 



2000 



2010 



2020 



2030 



1990 



2000 



2010 



2020 



2030 



Pacific 



Regional 



2.09 



2.17 



2.23 



2.22 



2.58 



2.37 



2.40 



2.33 



2.26 



2.44 



2.20 



2.20 



2.15 



2.10 



Northwest:' 



demand" 































Douglas- 



Regional 



2.09 



2.17 



2.23 



2.22 



2.26 



2.20 



2.14 



2.08 



2.05 



2.44 



2.20 



2.20 



2.15 



2.10 



fir 



supply^ 































sub- 



Supply- 



















-.32 



-.17 



-.26 



-.25 



-.21 























region 



demand 































(west- 



balance 































ern Wash- 

































ington and 

































western 

































Oregon) 

































Ponder- 



Regional 



.33 



.41 



.56 



.57 



.65 



.74 



.83 



.87 



.92 



.57 



.61 



.67 



.71 



.76 



osa pine 



demand" 































sub- 



Regional 



.33 



,41 



.56 



.57 



.54 



.59 



.63 



.68 



.72 



.57 



.61 



.67 



.71 



.76 



region 



supply^ 































(east- 



Supply- 



















-.11 



-.15 



-.20 



-.19 



-.20 























ern 



demand 































Wash- 



balance 































ington 

































and 

































eastern 

































Oregon 

































Pacific 



Regional 



.76 



.83 



.84 



.85 



1.00 



1.02 



1.05 



1.05 



1.06 



.89 



.87 



.89 



.89 



.91 



Southwest^ 



demand" 

































Regional 



.76 



.83 



.84 



.85 



.77 



.77 



.80 



.84 



.88 



.89 



.87 



.89 



.89 



.91 





supply^ 

































Supply- 



















-.23 



-.25 



-.25 



-.21 



-.18 

























demand 

































balance 































Total, 



Demand" 



7.20 



7.23 



8.88 



9.09 



12.41 



13.61 



14.70 



15.10 



15.49 



11.40 



11.90 



12.80 



13.30 



13.80 





Supply^ 



7.20 



7.23 



8.88 



9.09 



10.21 



10.91 



11.40 



11.80 



12.09 



11.40 



11.90 



12.80 



13.30 



13.80 





Supply- 



















-2.20 



-2.70 



-3.30 



-3.30 



-3.40 

























demand 

































balance 































' Data are estimates of actual consumption or harvests and differ somewliat 

 from tlie "trend" estimates sfiown in tfie preceding section on timber supplies. 



^Projections show timber demand on, and supply from domestic forests 

 assuming that the price trends in the base period used in making the projections 

 (roughly from the late 1950's through the mid-1970's) continue through the 

 projection period. 



'Projections show timber demand on. and supply from domestic forests 

 assuming that prices rise enough to maintain an equilibrium between projected 

 demand and supply. 



'Demand for products converted to a roundwood equivalent basis. The 

 projections include adjustments for increased product yield per unit of round- 

 wood input which are expected to result from improvements in utilization. 



'The base level projections show the volume of timber available for harvest 

 from regional forests if recent trends in the forces determining supply, such as 

 commercial timberland area, management and prices, continue through the 

 projection period. 



'Includes the Great Plains States — Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and 

 eastern South Dakota. 



'Excludes Alaska. 



' Excludes Hawaii. 



Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 



Sources: Data for 1952, 1962, 1970, and 1976 based on information published 

 by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Commerce. 



Projections: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 



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