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THE OUTLOOK FOR TIMBER IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 8. — Plywood used in new nonresidential construction ' by construction class, 1962 and 1970, with projections (1970 



relative prices) to 2000 



[96-inch basis] 





All classes 



Buildings 



Utilities, water and 



Highways 



All other » 



Year 





Commercial 2 



Noncommercial 3 



sewer systems * 









Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure s 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure » 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure « 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure ' 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure « 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure e 



1962 

 1970 



Million 



square 



feet 



1,280 



1,700 



Square 

 feet 



32 

 34 



Million 



square 



feet 



220 



170 



Square 

 feet 



37 



22 



Million 



square 



feet 



570 



900 



Square 

 feet 



37 



50 



Million 



square 



feet 



130 



180 



Square 

 feet 



19 

 16 



Million 



square 



feet 



280 



360 



Square 

 feet 



37 



46 



Million 



square 



feet 



80 



90 



Square 

 feet 



11 

 19 















Low projections 













1980 



2,580 



35 



190 



17 



1,660 



55 



220 



16 



380 



33 



130 



19 



1990 



3,260 



33 



230 



15 



2,190 



54 



280 



14 



390 



28 



170 



20 



2000 



4,050 



31 



290 



14 



2,780 



52 



340 



12 



410 



25 



230 



21 



Medium projections 



1980 



2,680 



35 



200 



17 



1,720 



55 



230 



16 



390 



33 



140 



19 



1990 



3,530 



33 



250 



15 



2,370 



54 



300 



14 



420 



28 



190 



20 



2000 



4,550 



31 



340 



14 



3,120 



52 



380 



12 



460 



25 



250 



21 















High projections 













1980 



2,800 



35 



210 



17 



1,790 



55 



240 



16 



410 



33 



150 



19 



1990 



3,800 



33 



270 



15 



2,550 



54 



320 



14 



460 



28 



200 



20 



2000 



5,100 



31 



370 



U 



3,500 



52 



420 



12 



520 



25 



290 



21 



1 Excludes farm construction. 



■ Includes private commercial buildings such as offices, stores, warehouses, 

 and restaurants. 



3 Includes public and private nonhousekeeping, industrial, educational, 

 religious, hospital and institutional, and similar miscellaneous buildings. 



1 Includes telephone and telegraph, other public utilities, sewer systems, 

 and water supply facilities. 



s Includes military facilities, conservation and development, railroad 

 construction except track construction, and all other public and private 

 construction not included in other categories. 



6 1967 dollars. Use per 1,000 dollars of construction expenditure for 1962 

 and 1970 computed by Forest Service. (See table 125 for construction ex- 

 penditures.) 



Sources: Plywood use, 1962 and 1970, estimates based on Forest Service 

 Surveys except highways, which were adapted from data provided by U.S. 

 Department of .Transportation, Bureau of Public Roads. 



Projections: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 



