How large is the U.S. forest products industry?
• The U.S. is the world’s leading producer of forest products, accounting for about one-quarter of the world’s production.4 In fact, wood products account for nearly half of all industrial raw materials manufactured in the U.S.5 In 2005, the American Forest & Paper Association reported that the forest products industry generated more than $230 billion in sales and was the eighth-largest domestic manufacturing sector contributing to GDP.
