APPENDIX IV. TIMBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 



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Table 5. — Imports of hardwood l veneer, by country of origin, 1950-72 2 

 [Million square feet, surface measure] 





Total 



Canada 



Latin America 



Asia 



Africa 



Europe 





Year 



Total 



Mexico 



Central 



America 



and West 



Indies 



South 

 America 



Total 



Japan 



Philip- 

 pines 



Other 

 Asia 



Other 



1950 



361.9 

 443.2 

 428.0 

 583.5 



584.2 



765.4 

 729.1 

 502.8 

 650.4 

 1,064.0 



840.8 

 894.8 



1. 232. 2 

 1,397.9 



1. 708. 3 



1,871.2 

 1,843.6 

 1, 796. 7 

 2, 178. 7 



1. 855. 7 



1. 605. 8 

 2, 035. 2 

 2, 786. 



348.5 

 396.5 

 402.5 

 511.6 

 524.1 



674.6 

 621.0 

 373.7 

 455.6 

 559.9 



472.3 

 515.9 

 638.4 

 684.6 

 781.3 



852.0 

 792.8 

 755.8 

 837.7 

 713.9 



672.4 



842.4 



1,051.8 



2.3 

 8.2 

 6.0 

 1.0 



2.5 



6.9 

 7.7 

 9.3 

 7.4 

 21.1 



22.3 

 27.6 

 42.7 

 63.1 

 69.8 



67.2 

 96.4 

 140.9 

 200.4 

 152.7 



191.0 

 216.0 

 277.9 



( 3 ) 



2.3 



7.7 



5.7 



1.0 



.4 



.8 



.4 



4.4 



5.9 



6.5 



5.9 



8.8 



16.9 



14.3 



21.8 



19.2 

 21.2 

 8.0 

 16.8 

 13.1 



5.0 

 15.1 



2.8 



( 3 ) 



0.6 

 ( 3 ) 

 l>) 



0.6 



2.0 



.9 



21.3 



29.0 



51.2 



56.2 



77.2 



153.4 



399.8 



225.2 

 237.0 

 338.4 

 455.2 

 664.4 



687.0 

 714.1 

 580.9 

 837.7 

 838.6 



569.2 



809.5 



1, 226. 5 



0.5 



2.0 



.6 



.3 



.3 



.3 

 3.3 



7.4 

 82.2 

 225.4 



19.9 

 8.6 

 5.7 

 4.0 

 2.1 



4.8 

 3.8 

 3.8 

 4.3 

 5.3 



3.3 



4.5 

 0.9 



0.1 





3.4 

 31.8 

 15.7 

 45.0 

 24.2 



29.0 



37.8 

 37.8 

 29.5 

 57.7 



98.1 

 96.0 

 168.7 

 146.9 

 158.8 



219.8 

 209.7 

 271.2 

 276.5 

 128.1 



147.0 

 143.1 

 153.9 



7.1 

 4.6 

 2.9 

 4.4 

 3.1 



2.8 

 5.3 

 4.7 

 4.3 

 25.5 



22.8 

 18.2 

 44.0 

 48.2 

 33.8 



44.3 



29.6 

 27.7 

 26.3 

 22.2 



26.1 

 24.0 

 30.2 



0.1 



1951 





1952 



0.3 



( 3 ) 

 2.1 



6.1 

 7.3 

 4.8 

 1.3 

 4.3 



5.2 

 5.8 

 3.5 

 1.7 



.7 



.1 

 .3 

 .1 

 1.5 

 .6 



.6 

 .5 



( 3 ) 



.3 



21.0 

 28.6 



49.7 

 51.4 

 69.5 

 70.7 

 174.1 



205.0 

 223.7 

 295.6 

 391.0 

 557.2 



527.0 

 522.7 

 451.8 

 609.8 

 671.4 



460.0 

 590.9 

 822.5 







1953 



1954 



( 3 ) 

 0.1 



1.2 

 1.5 

 .3 

 .5 

 .3 



.3 



4.7 

 37.1 

 60.1 

 105.2 



155.2 

 187.6 

 125.3 

 223.6 

 161.9 



105.8 

 214.0 

 403.1 



.1 

 1.2 



.9 

 1.1 

 .1 

 .2 

 .1 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



( 3 ) 



.2 



.9 

 1.0 

 .2 

 .1 

 .3 



.1 



.2 



45.7 



1955 





1956 





1957 



( 3 ) 



.2 

 10.3 



11.3 

 13.0 

 22.3 

 47.2 

 47.3 



47.8 

 74.9 

 132.8 

 182.2 

 139.0 



185.4 

 200.5 

 275.0 



1958 _ 



1959.... 



1960 



1961 



1962 



1963 



1964 



1965 



1966 



1967 



1968_ 



1969 



1970_ 



1971 



1972 « 





1 Includes mixed species (not classified as hardwoods or softwoods) for the 

 years 1950-59. 



2 Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 



3 Less than 50,000 square feet. 



4 Preliminary. 



Source: See source note, table 1. 



