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North American Hardwood Lumber Production and Estimated Uses |
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North American Hardwood Lumber Production and Estimated Uses
(Billion Board Feet)
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1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Est. |
North American Prod. |
14.00 |
14.25 |
14.00 |
11.50 |
11.20 |
10.32 |
11.35 |
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Utilization by Sector |
13.54 |
13.43 |
14.32 |
11.73 |
11.22 |
10.74 |
10.99 |
Furniture |
3.40 |
3.40 |
3.45 |
1.80 |
1.70 |
1.56 |
1.40 |
Cabinets |
0.56 |
0.56 |
0.55 |
0.58 |
0.61 |
0.64 |
0.74 |
Dim./Millwork/Mdg. |
0.60 |
0.60 |
0.86 |
0.85 |
0.70 |
0.67 |
0.70 |
Flooring |
0.58 |
0.62 |
0.49 |
0.83 |
0.84 |
0.85 |
0.89 |
Pallets/Crating |
4.40 |
4.20 |
4.93 |
3.75 |
3.30 |
2.99 |
3.08 |
Lbr./Dist. Yards |
1.40 |
1.40 |
1.43 |
1.40 |
1.40 |
1.40 |
1.50 |
Exports |
0.95 |
1.10 |
1.20 |
1.10 |
1.17 |
1.16 |
1.20 |
Misc. |
0.75 |
0.75 |
0.72 |
0.65 |
0.65 |
0.60 |
0.60 |
The U.S. hardwood lumber industry lost over 2 billion board feet of market in the domestic furniture industry alone in just the past three years (Table 12 and Figure 42).
As an export destination for U.S. hardwood lumber, China now ranks as number two, a marked change from less than ten years earlier, when that country was a non-factor in the export rankings (Figures 43, 44). Coincidentally, China has markedly increased its imports of hardwood logs and lumber from around the world during that same time frame (Figures 45, 46), while increasing household furniture exports to the U.S. by an astonishing 2,366% (Table 13)! Similar trends can be seen in hardwood flooring, mouldings and millwork, and cabinets.
Figure 45
China Log Imports by Species Type,
1986-2001
Source: EkstrSm, Wood Resources International, 2002.
Figure 46
China Lumber Imports by Species Type,
1986-200 1
Source: Ekström, Wood Resources International, 2002.
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