These pages illustrate the contribution of wood related sectors to the economies of the US South. The IMPACTS data include both direct and total impacts of wood related sectors as derived from the IMPLAN input-output model using 2006 data. The direct effects are the actual jobs, income and gross state product in the forestry and logging, wood products manufacturing (sawmills and planing mills), sawmill and paper machinery manufacturing, paper manufacturing, and wood furniture manufacturing. The total effects include the multiplier effects, including the indirect and induced effects, as well as the direct effects. The INCOME|JOBS data for each state are derived from the State and Local Area Personal Income data available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce. The pie charts show the most recent data (2007), comparing wood related sectors to other sectors. The trend charts show both the percent of total income and employment in wood related sectors, and the actual values attributable to wood related sectors. The trends range from 1990 to 2007. Income is in real $2007 using table B-3 of the Economic Report of the President. In these pie and trend charts, the furniture manufacturing sector includes non-wood furniture as well as wood furniture. These data were developed for presentation by Karen L. Abt, PhD and John M. Pye of the US Forest Service Southern Research Station

Use the controls on the left side to change between the different charts and geographic areas. The data used to generate these charts can be downloaded here. download Excel dataset (207 KB).

modified: February 17, 2010