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THE OUTLOOK FOR TIMBER IN THE- UNITED STATES 



Table 12. — Veneer and plywood (%-inch basis) use in manufacturing, by product group, specified years 1948-70, with 



projections (1970 relative prices) to 2000 





All products 



Household furniture 



Commercial and 



Consumer goods ' 



Commercial and 



Other products > 













institutional furniture 







industrial equipment 2 







Year 





Per dollar 





Per dollar 





Per dollar 





Per dollar 





Per dollar 





Per dol- 





Total 



of ship- 

 ments * 



Total 



of ship- 

 ments * 



Total 



of ship- 

 ments 4 



Total 



of ship- 

 ments * 



Total 



of ship- 

 ments * 



Total 



lar of 

 ship- 

 ments ' 





Million 





Million 





Million 





Million 





Million 





Million 







square 



Square 



square 



Square 



square 



Square 



square 



Square 



square 



Square 



square 



Square 





feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



feet 



1948 



1,126 



0.005 



592 



0.245 



274 



0.461 



57 



0.023 



73 



0.003 



130 



0.0006 



1960 



1,822 



.005 



877 



.232 



342 



.238 



246 



.067 



75 



.002 



282 



.0009 



1965 



1,562 



.003 



789 



.163 



230 



.117 



273 



.059 



170 



.002 



100 



.0002 



1970 



1,656 



.003 



838 



.158 



227 



.095 



303 



.056 



179 



.002 



109 



.0002 





Low projections 



1980 



2,290 



0.003 



1,160 



0.140 



280 



0.070 



380 



0.047 



320 



0.002 



150 



0. 0002 



1990 



2,950 



.002 



1,460 



.128 



330 



.056 



470 



.042 



510 



.002 



180 



.0002 



2000 



3,760 



.002 



1,780 



.116 



380 



.044 



600 



.039 



750 



.002 



250 



.0002 



Medium projections 



1980 



2,400 



0.003 



1,210 



0.140 



300 



0.070 



390 



0.047 



340 



0.002 



160 



0.0002 



1990 



3,220 



.002 



1,570 



.128 



360 



.056 



510 



.042 



570 



.002 



210 



.0002 



2000 



4,300 



.002 



1,990 



.116 



440 



.044 



680 



.039 



890 



.002 



300 



.0002 



High projections 



1980 



2,530 



0.003 



1,270 



0.140 



320 



0.070 



410 



0.047 



360 



0.002 



170 



0. 0002 



1990 



3,570 



.002 



1,720 



.128 



420 



.056 



550 



.042 



650 



.002 



230 



.0002 



2000 



5,010 



.002 



2,270 



.116 



540 



.044 



760 



.039 



1,090 



.002 



350 



.0002 



1 Includes sporting goods, musical instruments, boat building and repair, 

 toys and games, luggage and trunks, handles, morticians' goods, shoe and 

 boot findings, and wood matches. 



2 Includes commercial refrigeration, signs and displays, patterns and jigs, 

 truck bodies and trailers, general machinery, agricultural implements, elec- 

 trical equipment, and textile machinery supplies. 



s All manufactured products except those listed above and products such 

 as pallets, prefabricated wooden buildings and structural members, con- 

 tainers, mobile homes, millwork, flooring and other similar goods included 

 in the construction and shipping sections of this study. 



4 1937 dollars. Use per dollar of shipments in the 1948-70 period computed 



by Forest Service. (See table 129 for value of shipments.) 



Sources: Veneer and plywood use, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

 Service. 1948 — Wood used in manufacture, 1948. Forest Resource Eep. 2, 1951 

 1960— Wood used in manufacturing industries, 1960. Statist. Bull. 353, 1965 

 1965 — Wood used in manufacturing industries, 1965. Statis. Bull. 440, 1969: 

 1970 — Estimates based on preliminary value of shipments (table 129) and 

 trends in timber products use per dollar of shipments. 



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



