Utilization of Oregon’s timber harvest and associated direct economic effects.

Abstract

With more than 16 million acres of commercial timberland, Oregon’s forest products industry is an important part of Oregon’s economy and a major player in the Nation’s wood products market. Despite declining production over the last decade, in 1998 Oregon was still the leading producer of softwood lumber and plywood in the United States, and the timber harvested in Oregon is the major supplier of the raw material used by Oregon’s wood-processing mills. This report traces the flow of Oregon’s 1998 timber harvest through the various primary wood-using industries and investigates the relations between the harvest and key economic variables such as the value of production, employment, and workers’ earnings. Also included is a section on Oregon’s secondary wood products industry.

Citation

Gebert, Krista M.; Keegan, Charles E., III; Willits, Sue; Chase, Al. 2002. Utilization of Oregon’s timber harvest and associated direct economic effects. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-532. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 16 p