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“There has been a trend since 1990 in increasing value and volume of wood and paper imports relative to exports. If this trend continues, we will become increasingly dependent
on forests outside the United States—becoming less self-sufficient—in providing the benefits from use of wood and paper in the United States. The favorable
or unfavorable effects
of forest management and harvesting wood
in the United States would be shifted to
forest management
and harvesting in other countries.”
—JAMeS HoWArD,
USDA ForeSt ProDUct LAb
*International Trade Administration
Wood Product IMPortS from the world to the U.S. [*in billions of dollars]
IMPORT AND EXPORT
of our forest industry’s health. Our largest exports include wood pulp, printing and writing paper, hardwood lumber and increasingly, though much lower in value, wood chips and pellets for electricity in Europe. In terms of imports, softwood lumber, newsprint, printing and writing paper and wood-based panels are primary.
Between 1990 and 2006, the value of forest products imports into the
U.S increased 73 percent - from $24 to $41 billion (2005$). In the period 2006-2010, our imports plummeted 50 percent due in part to recessionary conditions. Exports remained stable at about $5 billion annually.
Wood Product eXPortS from the U.S. to the World [*in billions/millions dollars]
ma
rke
ts are important indicators
‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10
Sawmill & Wood 2.7 2.1 2 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.3 1.8 2.6
Veneer, Plywood & Engineered Wood
1.2 1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1 1.3
Other Wood Products
999M 821M 786M 890M 932M 1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3
TOTAL
5 4 3.9 4 4.5 4.7 5.1 5.2 5.3 4.1 5.3
‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10
Sawmill & Wood 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.4 9.3 9.5 8.9 7 4.8 2.9 3.7
Veneer, Plywood & Engineered Wood
4.2 4.2 4.6 5.9 8.5 8.7 8.3 6.4 4.5 3.2 3.7
Other Wood Products
3.5 3.6 4 4.1 4.9 5.2 5.4 5 4.6 3.4 3.8
TOTAL
15.3 14.9 15.7 16.5 22.8 23.6 22.7 18.5 14.1 9.7 11.3
*International Trade Administration
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