Appendix 32. US forest products trade with Asia Pacific region 1984-1995

US Export

	Units	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Exports to Pacific Rim
Softwood Logs	cum	13,506,675	15,012,166	13,931,779	15,848,264	18,973,207	19,024,432	16,262,352	13,895,329	12,228,400	10,474,538	9,467,666	8,959,945
Hardwood Logs	cum	101,825	123,746	158,025	231,519	416,402	389,387	307,182	570,448	200,872	238,379	197,005	203,970
Softwood Chips	mt	1,988,536	1,968,124	1,949,481	2,250,976	3,032,419	2,158,456	2,376,528	2,111,063	1,602,277	1,689,673	1,512,257	1,348,384
Hardwood Chips	mt	na	na	na	na	na	1,621,324	1,586,461	2,432,930	3,127,475	2,709,459	2,897,833	3,287,948
Softwood Lumber	cum	1,403,778	1,415,540	2,012,089	2,616,523	3,113,317	3,529,838	2,791,518	2,662,694	2,494,422	2,641,528	2,364,667	2,131,795
Harwood Lumber	cum	230,787	228,165	370,581	553,033	913,856	641,482	501,961	587,383	523,324	557,936	557,039	597,214
Hardwood Flooring	sq m	na	na	na	na	na	147,135	345,378	299,902	265,090	230,065	370,693	465,685
Softwood Molding	m	na	na	na	na	na	1,777,795	4,313,488	14,651,033	7,463,374	10,563,812	25,010,242	24,212,457
Hardwood Molding	m	na	na	na	na	na	2,085,902	1,256,891	1,022,569	791,404	1,188,277	1,992,964	4,044,719
Softwood Plywood	cum	6,240	5,972	15,193	12,409	20,262	17,415	17,236	24,107	11,705	31,375	15,982	20,413
Hardwood Plywood	cum	0	0	0	0	0	3,038	2,688	22,830	50,116	31,842	21,401	30,089
Exports to Oceania
Softwood Logs	cum	21,377	240	344	2,940	1,069	9,317	2,109	2,538	3,273	1,948	935	1,523
Hardwood Logs	cum	45	281	240	453	806	2,931	1,087	1,191	3,853	1,430	1,267	1,207
Softwood Chips	mt	709	205	306	173	3,611	6,086	973	2,899	106	195	0	43
Hardwood Chips	mt	na	na	na	na	na	na	816	1,022	1,872	607	1,463	4,385
Softwood Lumber	cum	498,989	424,302	369,248	457,071	629,370	576,046	453,324	490,262	309,796	303,134	195,445	261,190
Harwood Lumber	cum	4,869	5,428	5,142	7,967	13,867	6,589	7,397	5,916	7,548	7,251	7,218	9,053
Hardwood Flooring	sq m	na	na	na	na	na	na	16,803	13,054	9,759	783	12,302	6,735
Softwood Molding	m	na	na	na	na	na	na	472,486	709,506	527,874	234,187	58,613	45,547
Hardwood Molding	m	na	na	na	na	na	na	115,476	172,889	112,264	0	22,135	0
Softwood Plywood	cum	11,482	9,184	10,016	8,285	12,544	7,150	8,894	11,672	11,993	11,149	9,312	8,298
Hardwood Plywood	cum	0	0	0	0	0	2,486	2,040	1,600	763	481	1,418	837
Total Asia-Pacific Exports
Softwood Logs	cum	13,528,052	15,012,406	13,932,123	15,851,204	18,974,276	19,033,749	16,264,461	13,897,867	12,231,673	10,476,486	9,468,601	8,961,468
Hardwood Logs	cum	101,870	124,027	158,265	231,972	417,208	392,318	308,269	571,639	204,725	239,809	198,272	205,177
Softwood Chips	mt	1,989,245	1,968,329	1,949,787	2,251,149	3,036,030	2,164,542	2,377,501	2,113,962	1,602,383	1,689,868	1,512,257	1,348,427
Hardwood Chips	mt	na	na	na	na	na	na	1,587,277	2,433,952	3,129,347	2,710,066	2,899,296	3,292,333
Softwood Lumber	cum	1,902,767	1,839,842	2,381,337	3,073,594	3,742,687	4,105,884	3,244,842	3,152,956	2,804,218	2,944,662	2,560,112	2,392,985
Harwood Lumber	cum	235,656	233,593	375,723	561,000	927,723	648,071	509,358	593,299	530,872	565,187	564,257	606,267
Hardwood Flooring	sq m	na	na	na	na	na	na	362,181	312,956	274,849	230,848	382,995	472,420
Softwood Molding	m	na	na	na	na	na	na	4,785,974	15,360,539	7,991,248	10,797,999	25,068,855	24,258,004
Hardwood Molding	m	na	na	na	na	na	na	1,372,367	1,195,458	903,668	1,188,277	2,015,099	4,044,719
Softwood Plywood	cum	17,722	15,156	25,209	20,694	32,806	24,565	26,130	35,779	23,698	42,524	25,294	28,711
Hardwood Plywood	cum	0	0	0	0	0	5,524	4,728	24,430	50,879	32,323	22,819	30,926
Source: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agric. Service, 1996
Pacific Rim includes: China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan
Oceania includes: American Samoa, Australia, British Pacific Islands, British West Pacific Isl, Canton & Enderbury, French Pacific Islands
	Guam, Marshal Islands, Micronesia, Midway Islands, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Isl, Other Pacific Isl. (NEC), Pacific Islands,
	Palau, Papua New Guinea, Trust Territory of the Pacific, US Outlying Isl, Wake Island & Western Samoa

US Import

United States Import of Solid Wood Products from Asia-Pacific Region

Imports by Value ($Thousand)

ASIA PACIFIC REGION/SUB-REGION

		1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994		1995
SOUTH ASIA
	Bangladesh
	Bhutan
	India	4,970	5,470	5,940	6,679	6,729	6,991		9,413
	Nepal
	Pakistan
	Sri Lanka	511	650	735	764	569	657		453
	SUBTOTAL	5,481	6,120	6,675	7,443	7,298	7,648		9,866
CONTINENTAL SE ASIA
	Cambodia
	Laos	50	32	0	10	13	10		359
	Myanmar	3,490	1,579	1,271	1,911	2,374	2,663		3,543
	Thailand	25,003	70,284	71,957	82,178	78,121	86,287		103,379
	Viet Nam
	SUBTOTAL	28,543	71,895	73,228	84,099	80,508	88,960		107,281
NORTH ASIA
	China	10,149	75,674	133,949	235,063	244,140	135,155		159,726
	Taiwan	356,497	348,919	323,266	281,179	135,201	103,105		76,117
	Japan	49,874	11,711	11,598	8,491	6,425	7,367		6,142
	Korea, DPR
	Korea, Rep	10,971	14,044	10,560	6,177	4,320	4,528		5,028
	Hong Kong	10,377	12,971	14,684	16,785	15,023	10,074		8,444
	Mongolia
	SUBTOTAL	437,868	463,319	494,057	547,695	405,109	260,229		255,457
INSULAR SE ASIA
	Brunei/Darussalam
	Indonesia	208,460	379,974	314,416	398,803	445,971	446,106		439,292
	Malaysia	31,520	78,440	95,911	154,922	172,196	177,511		158,575
	Philippines	48,666	52,400	46,981	54,643	38,007	28,963		36,695
	Singapore	13,821	23,495	11,341	12,286	16,992	17,415		9,881
	SUBTOTAL	302,467	534,309	468,649	620,654	673,166	669,995		644,443
OCEANIA-S. PACIFIC
	Am. Samoa
	Australia	1,263	1,425	1,653	2,438	3,877		4,108		7,078
	Fiji
	French Polynesia
	Guam
	Kiribati
	New Caledonia
	New Zealand	2,963	4,973	5,447	16,669	52,961		76,302		75,751
	Niue
	Pacific Islands
	Oth Pacific Isl (NEC)	1,044	1,426	1,628	1,194	1,744		2,570		2,627
	Papua New Guinea
	Samoa
	Solomon Islands
	Tonga
	Vanuatu
	SUBTOTAL	5,270	7,824	8,728	20,301	58,582		82,980		85,456