Table 6.28 — Summary of hardwood timber demand on, and supply from, forests in the contiguous 



States by region, 1952, 1962, 1970, and 1976 with projections (medium level demand) 



to 2030 under alternative price assumptions 



(Billion cubic feet) 





Item 



1952' 



1962' 



1970' 



1976' 



Projections 



Region 



Base 1 



svel price trends^ 





Equilib 



ium price trends' 





1990 



2000 



2010 



2020 



2030 



1990 



2000 



2010 



2020 



2030 



Northeast 



Regional 

































demand" 



0.55 



0.55 



0.54 



0.52 



0.73 



0.88 



1.03 



1.17 



1.30 



0.72 



0.85 



0.98 



1.13 



1.22 





Regional 

































supply^ 



.55 



.55 



.54 



.52 



.73 



.88 



1.01 



1.14 



1.24 



.72 



.85 



.98 



1.13 



1.22 





Supply — 



























-.02 



-.03 



-.06 

























demand 

































balance 































North 



Regional 



.98 



.80 



.75 



. 81 



1.29 



1.53 



1.85 



2.17 



2.40 



1.28 



1.52 



1.79 



2.09 



2.28 



Central^ 



demand" 

































Regional 



.98 



.80 



.75 



.81 



1.29 



1.53 



1.80 



2.06 



2.28 



1.28 



1.52 



1.79 



2.09 



2.28 





supply^ 

































Supply — 



























-.05 



-.11 



-.12 

























demand 

































balance 































Southeast 



Regional 

 demand" 



.77 



.62 



.63 



.64 



1.13 



1.42 



1.78 



2.09 



2.35 



1.14 



1.44 



1.74 



2.06 



2.27 





Regional 



.77 



.62 



.63 



.64 



1.13 



1.42 



1.73 



2.00 



2.24 



1.14 



1.44 



1.74 



2.06 



2.27 





supply^ 

































Supply — 



























-.05 



-.09 



-.11 

























demand 

































balance 































South 



Regional 



1.27 



.96 



.89 



.84 



1.65 



2.07 



2.54 



2.97 



3.25 



1.66 



2.09 



2.49 



2.92 



3.13 



Central 



demand" 

































Regional 



1.27 



.96 



.89 



.84 



1.62 



2.02 



2.41 



2.75 



3.00 



1.66 



2.09 



2.49 



2.92 



3.13 





supply^ 

































Supply- 



















-.03 



-.05 



-.13 



-.22 



-.25 

























demand 

































balance 































West 



Regional 

 demand" 



.03 



.07 



.09 



.09 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 





Regional 



.03 



.07 



.09 



.09 



.13 



.15 



.15 



.15 



.14 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 



.10 





supply^ 

































Supply — 



















.03 



.05 



.05 



.05 



.04 

























demand 

































supply 































Total, all 



Demand" 



3.60 



3.00 



2.90 



2.90 



4.90 



6.00 



7.30 



8.50 



9.40 



4.90 



6.00 



MO 



8.30 



9.00 



regions 



Supply^ 



3.60 



3.00 



2.90 



2.90 



4.90 



6.00 



7.10 



8.10 



8.90 



4.90 



6.00 



7.10 



8.30 



9.00 





Supply — 



























-.20 



-.40 



-50 

























demand 

































balance 































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

 from the "trend" estimates shown in the 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. 



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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