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U.S. Forest Products Industry
Economic Contributions

USA

EMPLOYMENT

 
Forestry & Logging
112,787
Wood Products
464,791
Pulp & Paper
357,126
Total Employment
934,704

MANUFACTURING OUTPUT

(in thousands of dollars)

Wood Manufacturing
$191,092,815
Paper Manufacturing
$244,172,777

Total Manufacturing Output
$435,265,592

STATE AND LOCAL TAXES

(in millions of dollars)

Forestry & Logging
$577
Wood Products
$2,215
Pulp & Paper
$3,665
Total State & Local Taxes
$6,458

COMPENSATION

(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$7,502,751
Wood Products
$35,772,046
Pulp & Paper
$35,645,658
Total Compensation
$78,920,455

VALUE ADDED

(in thousands of dollars)

Forestry & Logging
$10,262,260
Wood Products
$61,087,612
Pulp & Paper
$72,579,189
Total Value Added
$143,929,061

NUMBER OF FACILITIES

Wood Products Facilities
775
Total Paper Manufacturing
3,705
Mills
299
Converting Plants
3,406
Member Materials Recovery Facilities
115
Data Sources:
Employment: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA. | Compensation, Manufacturing Output, Value Added & Taxes: IMPLAN, 2023 Data, using inputs provided by AF&PA, In 2023 Dollars. | Number of Facilities: AF&PA, Fastmarkets RISI, U.S. Census Bureau.

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