us department of agriculture forest service a technical document supporting the 2000 usda rpa assessment david b mckeever domestic market activity in solid wood products united states 1950 1998 is research forester laboratory one gifford pinchot dr madison wi 53705 2398 author 2002 gen tech rep pnw gtr 524 portland or pacific northwest station 76 p important to construction manufacturing and shipping segments economy nearly all new houses are built with building prod ucts used nonresidential buildings upkeep improvement existing structures extensively produce transport manufactured it also provides renewable energy source for indus trial commercial residential applications 19 6 billion cubic feet round equivalent timber were consumed down slightly from 1996 but considerably greater than 1962 about 87 percent this was industrial 13
