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Table 150. — Summary of roundwood consumption by species group and major product, 1952, 1962, and 

 1970, with projections of demand {medium level l ) under alternative price assumptions to 2000 



[Billion cubic feet, roundwood equivalent] 



Species group and product 



1952 



1962 



1970 



Projections 



1970 relative 

 prices 



1980 1990 2000 



Rising relative 

 prices 2 



1980 



1990 2000 



Relative prices above 

 1970 averages 3 



1980 1990 2000 



SOFTWOODS 



Saw logs 



Veneer logs 



Pulpwood * 



Miscellaneous products 5 

 Fuelwood 



Total 6 



HARDWOODS 



Saw logs 



Veneer logs 



Pulpwood 4 



Miscellaneous products 5 

 Fuelwood 



Total 6 



ALL SPECIES 



Saw logs 



Veneer logs 



Pulpwood * 



Miscellaneous products 5 . 

 Fuelwood 



Total « 



5.0 

 . 2 



2.4 

 . 3 



4.8 

 .6 



2.6 

 . 3 

 . 2 



5.0 

 .9 



3.4 

 . 2 



. 1 



6. 1 



1. 4 



4. 2 



. 3 



. 1 



6. 7 



1. 7 



5.3 



.3 



. 1 



7.0 



1.9 



6. 5 



. 3 



. 1 



5.3 



1.3 



4. 2 



. 3 



. 1 



5.3 



1. 4 



5.4 



. 2 



. 1 



5.0 



1.5 



6.7 



. 2 



. 1 



5.0 



1.2 



4. 2 



. 2 



. 1 



5.9 



1. 5 



6.6 



. 2 



. 1 



8.5 



9.7 



12. 1 



14. 1 



15. 8 



11. 2 



12.4 



13. 5 



10. 7 



12. 7 



14. 3 



1. 1 

 . 2 

 . 3 

 . 4 



1.5 



1.0 

 . 2 

 .7 

 . 2 

 .9 



1. 1 

 . 3 



1.0 

 . 2 

 . 4 



1.5 



. 4 



1.8 



.2 



.4 



1.8 



. 4 



2.7 



.2 

 . 4 



2.0 

 . 5 



3.9 

 . 2 

 .4 



1.3 

 . 3 



1.8 

 .2 

 .4 



1.4 

 . 3 



2. 4 

 . 2 

 . 4 



1.4 



. 4 



3.4 



. 1 



. 4 



1. 2 



. 4 



1.7 



. 2 



. 4 



1. 5 

 .4 



2. 4 

 . 2 



. 4 



1. 7 

 .5 



3.6 

 . 2 

 . 4 



6. 1 



.4 



2. 7 



.7 

 2.0 



11.9 



3. 1 



3.0 



4. 3 



o. o 



7.0 



4.0 



4. 7 



5. 7 



3.9 



4.9 



6.4 



5.7 



.9 



3.3 



. 5 

 1. 1 



6. 1 



1. 2 

 4.4 



.4 



7.6 



1.8 



6.0 



. 5 



.5 



8. 5 



2. 1 



8.0 



. .5 



. 5 



9.0 



2.4 



10. 4 



. 5 



. 5 



6.6 



1.6 



6.0 



. 5 



.5 



6.7 



1. 7 



7.8 



. 4 



. 5 



6.4 



1. 9 



10. 1 



. 3 



. •') 



6.2 

 1.6 

 5.9 



. 4 

 . 5 



7. 1 



1.8 



7.8 



. 4 



. 5 



7.6 



2.0 



10. 2 



. 4 



. 5 



11.6 



12. 7 



16.4 



19. 6 



22. 8 



15. 2 



17. 1 



19.2 



14. 6 



17. 6 



20. 7 



1 Based on the medium projections of growth in popula- 

 tion and economic activity shown in the introductory 

 section of this chapter. 



2 Relative prices rising from 1970 trend levels as follows: 

 lumber — 1.5 percent per year; plywood, miscellaneous 

 products, and fuelwood — 1.0 percent per year; paper and 

 board — 0.5 percent per year. 



3 Relative prices of lumber and plywood — 30 percent, 

 miscellaneous products and fuelwood — 15 percent, and 

 paper and board — 10 percent, above the 1970 averages. 



4 Includes both pulpwood and the pulpwood equivalent 

 of the net imports of woodpulp, paper, and board. 



5 Includes cooperage logs, poles, piling, fence posts, 



hewn ties, round mine timbers, box bolts, excelsior bolts, 

 chemical wood, shingle bolts, and other miscellaneous 

 items. 



6 Includes imported logs not shown by major product 

 use. 



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



Sources: 1952, 1962, and 1970 — Based on data published 

 by the L'.S. Departments of Commerce and Agriculture. 



Projections: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

 Service. 



but fairly rapidly thereafter to over 20 billion 

 cubic feet in 2000. Under this price assumption 

 the demand for saw logs does not change in the 

 1970's. By the 1980's however, projected demands 

 for saw logs rise along with growing demands 

 for veneer logs and pulpwood in response to 

 growth in population and economic activity. 



Projected Demand by Species Groups 



Growth in roundwood consumption in the 

 1950-71 period consisted entirely of timber 



produced Irom softwood species (Append. V, 

 tables 30-32). Consumption of hardwood round- 

 wood declined with ti drop in use of miscellaneous 

 industrial timber products and fuelwood. How- 

 ever, this trend was reversed in 1972 largely in 

 response to increased use of lumber in furniture 

 and pallet manufacture. 



Projections show rather large increases for 

 both softwoods and hardwoods. Assuniing 1970 

 relative prices, for example, the medium pro- 

 jection of demand for softwoods increases about 



