Table 4.4—Simulated effects of selected futures on projected hardwood roundwood supplies, net annual growth, and inventories of growing 
stock on private ownerships by section or region; hardwood stumpage prices indexes, hardwood lumber and roundwood pulpwood consumption 
by section or region: and hardwood lumber price indexes in the United States, selected years 1984-2030—Continued 
(All projections at equilibrium levels) 
Increased 
management 
Natural Planted All intensity on 
High High Reduced regeneration pine Economic economic _ forest industry 
Improved — exports imports Reduced Reduced national on marginal on marginal opportunities opportunities timberlands in 
Base processing of timber of timber timberland timber forest cropland cropland on private on private Douglas-fir 
Item and year projection! efficiency? products* products* area? growth® harvest’ and pasture* and pasture’ timberlands!° lands!! region!” 
Hardwood inventory Million cubic feet 
Southeast 
1984 53,066 53,066 53,066 53,066 53,066 53.066 53,066 53,066 53,066 
1990 57,994 57,966 58,147 57,518 57,533 58.314 57,995 56,513 56,913: 
2000 60,323 60,105 60,892 58,553 59,278 61,793 60.346 54,444 54,467 
2010 59,139 58,371 60,693 56,015 57,476 62.695 59,202 47,651 47,708 
2020 56,045 54,253 59,225 51,469 53,661 60,928 56,237 40,706 40,859 
2030 52,703 49.515 58,052 46,388 49,633 58,820 53,124 34,001 34,319 
South Central 
1984 54,508 54,508 54,508 54.508 54,508 54,508 54,508 54,508 54,508 
1990 60,889 60,758 61,192 60,454 60,175 61,838 60,887 59,726 59,727 
2000 60,261 59,684 61,268 58.883 58,776 63,598 60,583 56,475 56,808 
2010 55,238 53,691 57,460 52,876 53,105 62,134 56,153 47,892 48,829 
2020 49.312 46,392 53,573 45,759 46,510 58,254 50,914 39,528 41,148 
2030 44,139 39,707 = 51,224 39,352 40,740 54.644 46,343 32,548 34,743 
Northeast 
1984 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 
1990 71,506 71,180 71,327 71,506 71,506 71,506 71,506 71,506 71.506 
2000 79,043 78,170 78,736 79,041 79,039 79,048 79.043 79,036 79,036 
2010 82,978 81.595 83,036 82,969 82,969 82,997 82,975 82,945 82.942 
2020 84,077 82,296 = 85,182 84,055 84,059 84,126 84,069 83,986 83,978 
2030 83,326 81.451 86,397 83,281 83,295 83.418 83,316 83,149 83,145 
North Central 
1984 52.453 52,453 52,453 52,453 52,453 52,453 52,453 52,453 52,453 
1990 56.349 56,538 56,760 56,349 = 56,348 56,349 56,349 56,349 56,349 
2000 59,595 59,936 60,775 59.592 59,590 59.600 59,595 59.586 59.586 
2010 61.573 61,459 63,551 61,562 61,562 61.594 61,570 61,535 61,532 
2020 61.809 60,201 64,324 61.785 61,790 61.863 61,800 61,708 61,700 
2030 62.680 58,268 65,263 62,631 62,546 62,781 62,669 62,486 62,482 
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