U.S. Forest Products Industry
Economic Contributions
Tennessee
EMPLOYMENT
Forestry & Logging
2,736
Wood Products
14,711
Pulp & Paper
12,958
Total Employment
30,405
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT
(in thousands of dollars)
Wood Manufacturing
$5,543,791
Paper Manufacturing
$10,095,688
Total Manufacturing Output
$15,639,479
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
(in millions of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$7
Wood Products
$43
Pulp & Paper
$143
Total State & Local Taxes
$193
COMPENSATION
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$147,763
Wood Products
$1,060,455
Pulp & Paper
$1,345,630
Total Compensation
$2,553,848
VALUE ADDED
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$228,969
Wood Products
$1,830,387
Pulp & Paper
$4,018,245
Total Value Added
$6,077,600
NUMBER OF FACILITIES
Wood Products Facilities
3
Total Paper Manufacturing
119
Mills
9
Converting Plants
110
Member Materials Recovery Facilities
9
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.
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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