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Mar 14, 2024 · In total, the U.S. forestry and forest products industry employ approximately 953,000 people, making this sector one of the most significant employers in U.S. manufacturing.
The forest products sector plays a critical role in the economic and social well-being of the United States. The country is the top producer and consumer of forest products, and it has the highest per capita industrial wood consumption.
- Omar Espinoza
- Paper
- Northern Research Station
- 2020
This report provides trends in U.S. forest products consumption, production, and trade to assess the forest products sector status to date. We find the U.S. construction sector remains the leading consumer of solid wood products, accounting for nearly 66 percent of all solid wood products consumption in 2019.
- Southern Research Station
- 2021
- General Technical Report
Jul 29, 2022 · According to the American Forest and Paper Association, the U.S. forest products industry employs about 950,000 people with a payroll of approximately $50 billion annually, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 45 states. The industry accounts for approximately 4 percent of the total U.S. manufacturing GDP, producing nearly ...
Forest industries are a major contributor to the US economy, by providing jobs from forests to showrooms. The economic benefits of the industry are felt throughout the nation, but each region of the country relies on different components of the industry to varying degrees: from softwood lumber and plywood production in the west to hardwood ...
and statistical data regarding forest product markets in terms of consumption, consumer credit, industrial production, prices, and trade. Information on sawn softwood and hardwood, softwood and hardwood log trade, wood-based panels, paper and paperboard, fuelwood, forest product prices, and new housing sales and starts are presented.
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for forest product markets and the United States of America economy. Unless otherwise stated, all dollar figures are expressed in nominal value and all indexes are 2017 based (i.e., 2017=100). The Federal Reserve Board of Governors forecast United States of America gross domestic
