Table 3.8—Roundwood consumption in the United States, by species group and product, specified years 1952-84, with projections of demand 
to 2030 
Billion cubic feet, roundwood equivalent 
Year Projections 
Species group and product 1952 1962 1970 1976 1984 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 
Softwoods 
Sawlogs 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.5 6.6 7.3 183 We Ta. 7.6 
Veneer logs 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.2 1:3 I.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 
Pulpwood! 2.4 2G 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.8 
Miscellaneous products” 3 2 DZ 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 
Fuelwood* 2 vl d J 4 55) Sy 8 “i ES 
Total* 8.1 8.4 9.5 10.5 12.4 12.9 13.6 14.4 14.8 14.9 
Hardwoods 
Sawlogs 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 
Veneer logs ed 2 3 3 2 2 5) 3 3 3 
Pulpwood! me: 7 1.0 1 1.4 1.6 2 2.6 3.0 355 
Miscellaneous products* 4 2 52 1 2, 2 3 4 4 4 
Fuelwood* 7 4 a 3 1.2 1.9 1.9 2.0 Dil i) 
Total* 2.7 2.6 2.9 3.1 4.3 5.2 6.0 6.7 7.4 7.4 
All species 
Sawlogs 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.8 19 8.6 8.7 9.0 9.3 912 
Veneer logs 4 Poe 12 Id 135 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 
Pulpwood! 27 3.3 4.4 4.4 a3 5 6.0 7.0 7.6 8.3 
Miscellaneous products” | 5 4 4 4 6 Ba 9 a) 1.0 
Fuelwood? 1.0 2 3 “3 1.6 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 22 
Total* 10.9 11.1 12.3 13.5 16.7 18.1 19.6 Die 22D 223 
' Includes both pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent of the net imports of paper, board, and woodpulp. 
> Includes cooperage logs, poles, piling, fence posts, hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, chemical wood, shingle 
bolts, roundwood used in particleboard manufacture, and other miscellaneous items. 
> Data shown are estimates of fuelwood harvested from growing stock sources only. 
* Includes imported logs not shown by product use. 
Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 
Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Derived from data published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of 
the Census; the American Paper Institute; the American Pulpwood Association; the National Forest Products Association; the American 
Plywood Association; and the National Particleboard Association. 
Projections: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 
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