U.S. Forest Products Industry
Economic Contributions
Virginia
EMPLOYMENT
Forestry & Logging
3,517
Wood Products
15,178
Pulp & Paper
7,937
Total Employment
26,632
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT
(in thousands of dollars)
Wood Manufacturing
$6,389,069
Paper Manufacturing
$5,497,447
Total Manufacturing Output
$11,886,516
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
(in millions of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$17
Wood Products
$90
Pulp & Paper
$100
Total State & Local Taxes
$206
COMPENSATION
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$226,098
Wood Products
$1,047,843
Pulp & Paper
$752,931
Total Compensation
$2,026,872
VALUE ADDED
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$235,895
Wood Products
$1,987,996
Pulp & Paper
$1,394,787
Total Value Added
$3,618,677
NUMBER OF FACILITIES
Wood Products Facilities
28
Total Paper Manufacturing
81
Mills
11
Converting Plants
70
Member Materials Recovery Facilities
4
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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