U.S. Forest Products Industry
Economic Contributions
Washington
EMPLOYMENT
Forestry & Logging
5,164
Wood Products
14,515
Pulp & Paper
7,498
Total Employment
27,177
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT
(in thousands of dollars)
Wood Manufacturing
$7,678,761
Paper Manufacturing
$5,484,788
Total Manufacturing Output
$13,163,549
STATE AND LOCAL TAXES
(in millions of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$35
Wood Products
$46
Pulp & Paper
$59
Total State & Local Taxes
$140
COMPENSATION
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$367,808
Wood Products
$1,284,785
Pulp & Paper
$830,649
Total Compensation
$2,483,241
VALUE ADDED
(in thousands of dollars)
Forestry & Logging
$396,384
Wood Products
$3,206,192
Pulp & Paper
$1,465,831
Total Value Added
$5,068,407
NUMBER OF FACILITIES
Wood Products Facilities
65
Total Paper Manufacturing
71
Mills
10
Converting Plants
61
Member Materials Recovery Facilities
3
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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