Table 3.9—Timber demand, exports, imports, and demand on timberland in the United States, by species group, specified years 1952-84, 
with projections to 2030 
Billion cubic feet 
Year Projections 
Item 1952! 1962! 1970! 1976! 1984! 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 
Softwoods 
Total demand? 8.1 8.4 9.5 10.5 12.4 12.9 13.6 14.4 14.8 14.9 
Exports* 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.6 ay) 1.8 1.8 / iS ie, 
Imports 1:3 17 2 2.5 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.9 
Demand on U.S. timberland* 6.9 del 8.7 9.5 10.3 10.6 11.3 11.8 LES 12.7 
Hardwoods 
Total demand? 2a 2.6 29 3.1 4.3 332 6.0 6.7 7.4 7.4 
Exports® e) l 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 
Imports l 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 
Demand on U.S. timberland* 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.0 4.4 5:3 6.1 6.9 7.5 7.6 
All species 
Total demand? 10.9 111 12.3 13.5 16.7 18.1 19.6 21.1 22:2 22.3 
Exports* 2 5 1 1.9 2.1 2:2 2:3 233 2.3 2.4 
Imports 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.8 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.4 
Demand on U.S. timberland* 9.7 97 11.4 12.6 14.6 15.9 17.4 18.7 20.0 20.3 
' Data are estimates of actual consumption and harvests. 
° Total demand for products converted to a roundwood equivalent basis. The projections include adjustments for increased product yields 
per unit of roundwood input that are expected to result from improvements in utilization. 
* Logs and those products manufactured directly from roundwood, including pulp and pulp products. 
* Total U.S. demand plus exports minus imports. 
> Less than 50 million cubic feet. 
Note: Data my not add to totals because of rounding. 
Sources: Data for 1952-84 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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