U.S. Hardwood Forest Products Economic Study

The new study was released by 12 hardwood and hardwood product associations that are among the members of the Hardwood Federation, the industry’s federal policy advocate in Washington, D.C. Hardwood producers and manufacturers, including sawmills, lumberyards, flooring companies, kitchen cabinet manufacturers and railway ties, directly support more than 685,000 jobs in 25,000 facilities generating $35 million in annual income. Related industries, including transportation, retail, forest ownership and logging support more than 1.1 million jobs and add $212 billion to the economy. For every $1 million in output of hardwood products, 5.3 jobs are created.

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