340 



Table 8. 



THE OUTLOOK FOR TIMBER IN THE UNITED STATES 



-Plywood used in new nonresidential construction^ by construction class, 1962 and 1970, with projections (1970 



relative prices) to 2000 projections ua/W 



[96-inch basis] 







All classes 



Buildings 



Utilities, water and 

 sewer systems * 













Year 





Commercial ' 



Noncommercial 3 



-cugiiways 



All other » 





Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure « 



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 8 



Total 



Use per 1,000 



dollars of 

 expenditure » 



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 

 1990 

 2000 



2,580 

 3,260 

 4,050 



35 

 33 

 31 



190 



230 

 290 



17 

 15 

 14 



1,660 

 2,190 

 2,780 



55 

 54 

 52 



220 

 280 

 340 



16 

 14 

 12 



380 

 390 



410 



33 

 28 



25 



130 

 170 

 230 



19 

 20 

 21 















Medium projections 













1980 

 1990 

 2000 



2,680 

 3,530 

 4,550 



35 

 33 

 31 



200 

 250 

 340 



17 

 15 

 14 



1,720 

 2,370 

 3,120 



55 

 54 

 52 



230 

 300 

 380 



16 

 14 

 12 



390 

 420 

 460 



33 

 28 

 25 



140 

 190 

 250 



19 

 20 

 21 



High projections 



1980 

 1990 

 2000 



2,800 

 3,800 

 5,100 



210 

 270 

 370 



1,790 

 2,550 

 3,500 



1 Excludes farm construction. 

 anV?e1t U a d ur S ants Vate commercial brings such as offices, stores, warehouses, 



JfS^ P "?', ic a i"? pr - ivate nonhousekeeping, industrial, educational 

 1 ?n°,f S ^ h0s t pi . ta l and Jnrtttiitlonal. and similar miscellaneous buildings 



Jd^Mfa^ telegraph ' other public utiliUes ' S6Wer ™* 



construction not included in other categories. P 



55 



240 



54 



320 



52 



420 



410 

 460 

 520 



150 

 200 

 290 



19 

 20 

 21 



»nV 9 i 6 Q 7 7n d l IarS - y^vP^ 1 ' 000 d r? llars of construction expenditure for 1962 

 penditoes?" (See table 125 fo ' construc «°n ex- 



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

 burveys 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. 





