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Table 142. — Paper and board consumption, selected years 1920-72, with projections of demand {1970 



relative prices) to 2000 l 



Year 



Total paper and 

 and board 



Paper 



Paperboard 2 



Buildin 



g board 





Total 



Annual 



rate of 



change 3 



Total 



Annual 

 rate of 

 change 3 



Total 



Annual 

 rate of 

 change 3 



Total 



Annual 



rate of 



change 3 



1920 



Million tons 

 7.7 

 10. 4 

 12. 3 

 12. 8 

 16. 8 



19.8 

 29. 1 

 35.0 

 39. 3 

 49. 2 



52. 8 

 52.0 

 55. 8 

 59.0 



58. 1 



59. 7 

 64. 3 



Percent 



Million tons 

 5.4 



7. 1 

 8.4 



8. 2 

 10. 6 



11.0 

 16. 8 

 19. 4 

 22. 1 

 26. 8 



28.9 

 28.8 

 30. 2 

 31.8 

 31.7 



32.4 

 34. 1 



Percent 



Million tons 



2. 3 



3. 2 

 3.8 



4. 5 

 6.0 



7.9 

 11.0 

 13.9 

 15. 4 



19. 9 



21. 5 



20. 8 



22. 8 

 24. 2 



23. 5 



23.9 

 26. 4 



Percent 



Millkn tons 



Percent 



1925 



6.2 

 3.4 



.8 

 5. 6 



3. 3 

 8.0 

 3.8 

 2.3 



4. 6 



7.3 



-1. 5 



7.3 



5.7 

 -1. 5 



2. 8 



7. 7 



5.6 



3. 4 



-. 5 



5.3 



.7 

 8.8 

 2.9 

 2. 6 

 3.9 



7.8 



-. 3 



4.9 



5.3 



-.3 



2. 2 

 5. 2 



6.8 

 3. 5 

 3.4 



5. 9 



5.7 



6. 8 

 4.8 

 2. 1 



5. 3 



8.0 



-3. 3 



9. 6 



6. 1 



-2. 9 



1. 7 

 10. 5 



0. 1 



. 1 

 . 1 



. 2 



. 9 



1. 2 

 1.7 



1. 9 



2. 6 



2. 4 

 2. 4 

 2.8 

 3.0 



2. 8 



3. 4 

 3. 8 





1930 





1935 - 





1940 _____ 



14. 9 



1945 _ - 



35.0 



1950 .___--_ 



5. 9 



1955- . 



7. 2 



1960 - - 



2. 2 



1965 _-_ _ 



6. 5 



1966 -_ 



-7. 7 



1967 





1968 ._-. 



16. 7 



1969 



7. 1 



1970 * . - 



-6. 7 



1971 4 . -__ 



21. 4 



1972 4 . .. 



11. 8 







Low projections 



1980 



78.2 



2. 9 



41.0 



2. 5 



33.2 



3. 3 



4.0 



2.8 



1990 



102. 5 



2.7 



52. 2 



2. 4 



45. 1 



3. 1 



5. 2 



2.6 



2000 



130.4 



2.4 



64. 4 



2. 1 



59.4 



2.8 



6. 6 



2. 4 



Medium projections 



1980 



83. 1 



3.5 



43.4 



3. 1 



35. 5 



4.0 



4. 2 



3.5 



1990 



116. 1 



3.4 



59. 2 



3. 2 



51. 1 



3.7 



5.8 



3.3 



2000 



156. 5 



3.0 



78.0 



2. 8 



70. 7 



3. 3 



7.9 



3. 1 









High projections 











1980 



1990 



2000. 



89.0 

 132.7 

 190. 2 



4. 2 

 4. 1 



3. 7 



46. 5 

 67.6 

 94. 1 



3. 8 

 3. 8 

 3.4 



38.0 

 58.4 

 86. 4 



4.7 

 4.4 

 4.0 



4. 5 

 6.7 



9. 7 



4. 2 

 4.0 

 3.8 



1 Projections based on alternative assumptions about 

 growth in population and economic activity as specified 

 in the introductory section of this chapter. 



2 Includes wet machine board. 



3 The average annual rate of change for 5-year periods 

 ending in the specified years except for the years 1965-72 

 when annual changes are shown. 



4 Preliminary. 



Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 

 Sources: American Paper Institute. The statistics of 



paper. (Annual, 1960 ed. and 1972 sup.), and Monthly 

 statistical summary. New York; U.S. Department of 

 Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Pulp, paper and board. 

 Cur. Indus. Reps. Ser. M26A. (annual) ; U.S. Department 

 of Commerce, Bureau of Domestic Commerce. Pulp, 

 paper and board. Quart. Indus. Rep. ; and U.S. Department 

 of Agriculture, Forest Service. 



Projections: U.S. 

 Service. 



Department of Agriculture, Forest 



