Table 3.6—Nonstructural panel consumption, exports, imports, and production in the United States, by type of panel, specified year 1952-84, 
with projections to 2030 
3/8-inch basis 
Consumption Exports Imports Production 
Hard- Hard- Hard- Hard- 
wood Insu- Part- wood  Insu- Part- wood Insu- Part- wood Insu- Part- 
Per ply- lating Hard- _ icle- ply- lating Hard- _ icle- ply- lating Hard- _ icle- ply- lating Hard- _ icle- 
Year Total capita wood board board board! Total wood board board board! Total wood board board board! Total wood board board board! 
Billion 
square Square 
feet feet Billion board feet 
1952, 47 30 13 30 03 01 ‘01 © OF GO: © -02 01 ©! © "(Oo 2 47s12 32ers. 
1962 80 43 24 38 9 8 A SO: ake SON eee Tia 29°) yOu Osis =e) 10a IS Staessen eS 
1970 13.2 64 3.8° 4.3 L6° 3.5 2 A aa ) (°) 2.3 2.0 Ll 2 (7) O18) 433 peel Ae Ye 
1976 16.9 77 3.4 45 2.1 6.9 4 ‘sl ra ee 08 0.2 Zed ~ 2264 all 2: al 14:6. Valk 425222 0883/20 
1984 16.6 70 2.4 3.7 2.5 8.1 ee Ge mA | sll Al 23: ed 4 mS) 2 146-029) -. (3245 23 aE8°0 
Projections 
Year Total demand Exports Imports Demand on U.S. mills 
1990. 17.7 70 3.0 3.7 2.7 83 04 "@Q.. 01 0.1 02 3,3 23° 04 035.03 S148 207-734 ore 
2000 18.9 75 3.2.3.6 3.1 9.0 4 0?) sit Al 2 385) S25 4 33 Bi STOO ake SES Olea 820 
2010 19.5 77 3.2 3.6 3:5. 9.2 6 © | 2, 3. “3a 25 4 4 Ao. 16:4 iy 3 B53 Se 9 
2020 20.3 80 3.6 3.6 3.9 9.2 6 ©) sill 2 eS; ofS.0- 225 4 4 42, AGI 3 3 Baie oa 
2030 20.2 80 36 3.5 4.1 9.0 6 © mI 2 3 73D) S25 3 4 3. V3 Trl 3.383 929.0 
' Includes medium-density fiberboard. 
> Less than 500,000 square feet. 
Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 
Sources: 
Production: Hardwood plywood. 1952—84—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. [Annually.] Current industrial reports 
series: hardwood plywood. M24F. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 
Insulating board and hardboard: 1952—84—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. [Annually.] Current industrial reports 
series: pulp, paper, and board. M26A. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 
Particleboard: 1952—75—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. [Annually.] Current industrial reports series: particleboard. M24L. 
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1976-84—National Particleboard Association. [Annually.] Particleboard 
and medium density fiberboard: annual production and shipments. Gaithersburg, MD: National Particleboard Association. 
Exports: Hardwood plywood, insulating board, and hardboard: 1952—84—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. [Monthly.] 
U.S. exports: schedule B commodity by country. FI 410. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1984—National 
Particleboard Association estimate. 
Imports: Hardwood plywood, insulating board, and hardboard: 1952-84—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. [Annually.] U.S. 
imports for consumption and general imports: TSUSA commodity by country of origin. FT 246. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census. 
Particleboard: 1952-76—U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. [Annually.] U.S. imports for consumption and general imports: 
TSUSA commodity by country of origin. FT 246. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1984—National 
Particleboard Association estimate. 
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