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THE OUTLOOK FOR TIMBER IN THE; UNITED STATES 



Table 133. — Value of shipments and timber products consumed in the manufacture of wood containers by 

 product, specified years 1948-70, with projections of demand {1970 relative prices) to 2000 



Year 



Value of 

 shipments 



Lumber 



Use per 

 dollar of 

 shipments ! 



Total 



Veneer and plywood (%-inch 

 basis) 



Use per 



dollar of 



shipments ' 



Total 



Hardboard (%-inch basis) 



Use per 



dollar of 



shipments ' 



Total 



1948 

 1960 

 1965 

 1970 



Millions of 1967 

 dollars 

 579 

 358 

 382 

 390 



Board feet 

 6.90 

 5. 20 

 4.80 

 4.50 



Million board feet 

 3,997 

 1, 864 

 1,829 

 1,755 



Square feet 



2.89 

 3. 14 

 1. 56 

 1. 12 



Million square feet 



1,672 



1, 125 



595 



437 



Square feet 



NA 



0.036 



.052 



.067 



Million square feet 



NA 



13 



20 



26 



Low projections 



1980 



1990 



2000 



402 

 416 

 424 



4.00 

 3.63 

 3.35 



1,610 

 1,510 

 1,420 



.94 



.88 

 .84 



380 

 370 

 360 



.079 

 .086 

 .091 



30 

 40 

 40 



Medium projections 



1980 



1990 



2000 



422 

 452 

 480 



4.00 

 3.63 

 3.35 



1,690 

 1,640 

 1,610 



.94 

 .88 

 .84 



400 

 400 

 400 



.079 

 .086 

 .091 



30 

 40 

 40 









High projections 









1980 



1990 



2000 



439 

 490 

 541 



4.00 

 3.63 

 3. 35 



1,760 

 1,780 

 1,810 



.94 

 .88 

 .84 



410 

 430 



450 



.079 

 .086 

 .091 



30 

 40 

 50 



1 1967 dollars. Use per dollar of shipments computed by 

 Forest Service. 



Sources: Value of shipments, U.S. Depaitment of 

 Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1948 — Value of ship- 

 ments of selected classes of products. Ser. MAS-53 (final). 

 1955; 1960 and 1965 — Growth in shipments by classes of 

 manufactured products. 1971; 1970 — Forest Service estimate 

 based on data published in Annual survey of manufactures, 

 1970. M-70 (AS)-l. 1972. 



Timber products use, U.S. Department of Agriculture) 

 Forest Service. 1948 — Wood used in manufacture, 1948. 

 Forest Resource Rep. 2. 1951; 1960 — Wood used in manu- 

 facturing industries, 1960. Stat. Bull. 353. 1965; 1965— 

 Wood used in manufacturing industries, 1965. Stat. Bull. 

 440. 1969; 1970— Forest Service estimates. 



Projections: 

 Service. 



U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 



improvement of nonresidential structures; farm 

 construction except housing; structures and roof 

 supports in mines; made-at-home products such 

 as furniture, boats, and picnic tables; and made- 

 on-the-job products such as advertising and 

 display structures. 



There are no statistical data available showing 

 actual consumption of timber products in these 

 various uses. Accordingly, timber products use 

 for these purposes was estimated by subtracting 

 volumes of timber products consumed in the 

 specific end uses discussed above from estimated 

 total consumption of each product. This residual 

 probably includes some volumes which may prop- 

 erly belong in the construction, manufacturing, 



or shipping sectors. The figures also include any 

 statistical discrepancies associated with the esti- 

 mates of production, imports, and exports used 

 in estimating total consumption. 



Because of the lack of a statistical base for 

 projections of demand for these residual uses, it 

 was assumed that demands for these uses would 

 rise in line with projected demands for the total 

 of all other items. Under this assumption, the 

 medium level of demand for lumber in these 

 "other" uses at 1970 prices rises to 12.9 billion 

 board feet in 2000, some 53 percent above 1970. 

 Projected demands nearly double for plywood 

 and triple for building board. 



