Table 2.28—Softwood plywood production in the South, by region and State, 1964-84 
Million square feet, 3/8-inch basis 
South Central! 
Year 
1964 
1965 
1966 
1967 
1968 
1969 
1970 
1971 
1972 
1973 
1974 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
South 
80 
402 
1,130 
1,745 
2,327 
2,827 
3,266 
4,450 
5,263 
5,511 
5,083 
5,625 
6,759 
7,390 
7,838 
8,273 
1,337 
8,255 
8,419 
9,441 
9,671 
Total 
22 
177 
309 
509 
639 
862 
1,088 
1,249 
1,363 
15253 
1,394 
1,693 
1,911 
2,046 
2,099 
1,871 
2,342 
2,992 
2,669 
279) 
Virginia 
101 
192 
200 
200 
200 
Southeast 
North South 
Carolina Carolina 
22 —_— 
98 — 
145 — 
206 — 
215 68 
218 136 
263 144 
383 166 
400 223 
365 243 
350 346 
388 456 
430 527 
466 533 
482 530 
546 370 
629 477 
658 543 
670 560 
682 590 
' No softwood plywood is produced in Tennessee. 
Georgia 
Florida Total 
42 
77 
78 
80 
380 
953 
1,436 
1,818 
2,188 
2,404 
3,362 
4,014 
4,148 
3,830 
4,231 
5,066 
5,479 
5,792 
6,174 
5,466 
5,913 
5,867 
6,772 
6,914 
Alabama 
Mississippi 
Arkansas 
65 
171 
368 
440 
515 
577 
529 
697 
808 
818 
701 
741 
769 
862 
884 
868 
785 
1,095 
1,231 
15272 
1,313 
Louisiana Texas 
80 
308 
537 
652 
755 
873 
1,158 
1,210 
1,215 
1,088 
1,071 
1,422 
1,506 
1,539 
1,696 
1,242 
1,225 
1,076 
1,542 
1,591 
15 
116 
170 
178 
194 
223 
250 
430 
701 
770 
753 
966 
1,236 
1,345 
1,428 
1,499 
1,501 
1,547 
1,601 
1,832 
1,804 
Sources: 1964-82— Anderson, Robert G. 1984. Regional production and distribution patterns of the structural panel industry. Tacoma, WA: American 
Plywood Association. 34 p. 1983—84— [Derived from estimates of plywood shipments in] U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1986. 
Current industrial reports: softwood plywood MA-24H(84) . Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 7 p. 
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