APPENDIX V. TIMBER DEMAND TABLES 



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Table 7. — Lumber used in new nonresidential construction,* by construction class, 1962 and 1970, uith projections (1970 



relative prices) to 2000 





All classes 



Buildings 



Utilities, water and 



Highways 



All other ! 



Year 





Commercial > 



Noncommercial 3 



sewer systems * 









Use per 1,000 

 Total dollars of 

 expenditure 5 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure 6 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure 8 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure • 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure « 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure 6 



MiUion 



board 



feet 



1962 3, 040 



1970 2, 610 



Board 

 feet 



75 

 53 



Million 

 board 

 feet 

 350 



380 



Board 

 feet 



58 

 49 



Million 



board 



feet 



1,570 



970 



Board 

 feet 



104 

 54 



Million 



board 



feet 



480 



660 



Board 

 feet 



70 

 60 



MiUion 



board 



feet 



350 



270 



Board 

 feet 



46 

 35 



MiUion 



board 



feet 



290 



330 



Board 

 feet 



60 

 67 



Low projections 



1980 



2,920 



39 



410 



36 



1,170 



39 



700 



50 



260 



23 



380 



54 



1990 



3,360 



34 



480 



31 



1.340 



33 



850 



43 



280 



20 



410 



47 



2000 



3,880 



30 



540 



26 



1,550 



29 



1,040 



37 



310 



19 



440 



41 



Medium projections 



1980 



3,030 



39 



420 



36 



1,220 



39 



730 



50 



270 



23 



390 



54 



1990 



3,630 



34 



520 



31 



1,450 



33 



920 



43 



300 



20 



440 



47 



2000 



4,360 



30 



600 



26 



1,740 



29 



1,170 



37 



350 



19 



500 



41 



High projections 



1980.... 



3, 1.50 



39 



440 



36 



1,270 



39 



750 



50 



280 



23 



410 



54 



1990.... 



. 3,920 



34 



560 



31 



1,560 



33 



990 



43 



330 



20 



480 



47 



2000 



4,890 



30 



680 



26 



1,950 



29 



1,310 



37 



390 



19 



560 



41 



1 Excludes farm construction. 



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

 and water supply facilities. 



s Includes military facilities, conservation and development, railroad con- 

 struction except track construction, and all other public and private construc- 

 tion 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 

 expenditures.) 



Sources: Lumber, 1962 and 1970, estimates based on Forest Service Surveys 

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

 ment of Transportation, Bureau of Public Roads. 



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



