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Economic Profile and Trends Value of Shipments | Annual Production | Labor Productivity The strong U.S. economy of the late 1990s revived the pulp and paper industry, which reported production gains of 5.1% in 1997, more than twice the average annual pace of growth of the prior 10 years. U.S. pulpwood production also rebounded in 1997, posting production gains of 5% over the previous year. By 1999, however, total paper and board production was showing flat-to fractional growth and wood pulp production was below 1998 by almost 2.5%. [Miller Freeman 1998, 1999] Production continues to decline in both sectors. Billion Dollars (Constant Dollars 1998=100) 
Source: DOC 2001
(Major Product Categories)
Source: DOC 2001 Page last modified on
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