APPENDIX V. TIMBER DEMAND TABLES! 



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Table 3. — Relative wholesale price index of lumber, 1800-1972 1 



[1967=100] 



Year 



All 



Year 



All 



Year 



All 



Year 



All 



Year 



All 



Year 



All 





lumber 





lumber 





lumber 





lumber 





lumber 





lumber 



1800. 



6.4 



1830. 



11.2 



1860 -. 



20.5 



1890 



30.2 



1920 



53.8 



1950 



105.9 



1801 



6.6 



1831.. 



11.2 



1861. 



19.9 



1891 



29.7 



1921- _ 



46.0 



1951 



102. 8 



1802 



8.0 



1832.. 



11.1 



1862 



18.2 



1892 



30.9 



1922 



51.6 



1952 



103.0 



1803 



6.8 



1833 



11.6 



1863 



17.4 



1893 



30.5 



1923 



56.0 



1953 



103.5 



1804 



6.8 



1834 



12.8 



1864 



17.4 



1894 



33.7 



1924 



51.0 



1954 



101.6 



1805 



7.0 



1835 



11.3 



1865 



16.2 



1895 



31.5 



1925 



49.1 



1955 



107.5 



1806 



7.1 



1836 



10.3 



1866. 



20.3 



1896 



33.2 



1926- 



48.7 



1956 



106.4 



1807 



7.6 



1837.. 



14.7 



1867.. 



21.6 



1897. 



32.2 



1927 



47.7 



1957 



97.4 



1808 



7.4 



1838 



15.4 



1868 



22.3 



1898 



32.5 



1928 



45.4 



1958 



94.5 



1809 



7.0 



1839 



14.6 



1869 



21.8 



1899 



33.3 



1929 



48.0 



1959 



101.7 



1810.. 



6.5 



1840 



16.1 



1870 



22.3 



1900 



34.4 



1930 



48.2 



1960 



97.0 



1811. 



6.5 



1841 



16.7 



1871 



23.6 



1901 



35.0 



1931 



46.6 



1961 



92.4 



1812 



6.1 



1842 



16.5 



1872 



24.0 



1902 



34.3 



1932 _ 



43.9 



1962-. 



93.8 



1813 



5.5 



1843. 



16.2 



1873 



24.4 



1903 



36.3 



1933 



52.3 



1963 



96.5 



1814. 



4.7 



1844 



17.0 



1874 



24.1 



1904 



33.9 



1934 



54.9 



1964 



98.0 



1815 



8.2 



1845 



18.8 



1875 



23.0 



1905. 



36.0 



1935 



49.8 



1965 



97.3 



1816 



9.1 



1846 



17.7 



1876 



23.6 



1906 



42.6 



1936.. 



52.4 



1966.. 



100.3 



1817 



8.0 



1847 



17.1 



1877 



23.8 



1907 



40.6 



1937. 



56.4 



1967 



100.0 



1818. 



7.5 



1848 



17.9 



1878 



23.8 



1908 



38.9 



1938 



54.1 



1968 



114.5 



1819 



8.6 



1849 



18.1 



1879 



25.5 



1909. 



36.2 



1939. 



58.9 



1969 



123.5 



1820 



9.6 



1850 



19.0 



1880 



24.8 



1910. 



34.4 



1940. 



63.7 



1970 



103.0 



1821 



9.5 



1851. 



18.3 



1881 



26.6 



1911 



36.9 



1941 



68.4 



1971 



119.0 



1822 



9.0 



1852 



20.1 



1882 



27.0 



1912 



37.3 



1942 



65.6 



1972 _ 



133.8 



1823 



9.7 



1853 



19.4 



1883 



26.8 



1913 



38.9 



1943. 



66.6 







1824 



9.8 



1854 



19.0 



1884. 



28.7 



1914 



37.0 



1944 



71.7 







1825 



10.2 



1855 



20.0 



1885 



29. ; 



1915 



35.3 



1945. 



71.3 







1826 



10.9 



18.56 



20.5 



1886 



30.3 



1916 



32.4 



1946 



71.8 







1827 



11.0 



1857. 



21.1 



1887 



30.4 



1917. 



30.9 



1947 



93.3 







1828 



11.5 



1858.. 



21.0 



1888. 



29.6 



1918 



32.1 



1948. 



97.9 







1829 



11.4 



1859 



20.5 



1889 



29.6 



1919 



41.1 



1949 



94.3 







1 Derived by dividing the actual price index by the all commodities price 

 index. 



Sources: 1800-1914— Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Wholesale prices for 213 years, 1720 to 1932. Memoir 142, 1932, Part I, table 49 

 pp. 107-119. 



1915-1972 — U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Whole- 

 sale prices and price indexes. Monthly. 



