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	(Short tons, dry-weight basis; value in dollars per short ton)
	Seattle Customs District	Columbia-Snake Customs District	San Francisco Customs District	Anchorage Customs District

Year	Volume	Average value	Volume	Average value	Volume	Average value	Volume	Average value
1989	472,732	86.02	1,647,689	99.51	168,687	79.73	85,866	42.16
1990	448,817	94.51	1,843,260	96.46	303,620	96.04	28,283	75.38
1991	291,244	102.22	1,574,485	104.71	353,514	99.24	101,397	78.01
1992	191,857	100.06	1,272,841	107.30	287,503	97.42	15,509	21.73
1993	208,412	88.23	1,294,802	103.54	239,555	96.90	56,289	110.13
1994	445,660	61.59	1,212,257	101.23	240,292	88.97	73,503	108.43
1995	297,603	93.21	969,666	128.72	175,912	109.13	146,277	137.38
1996	248,359	70.85	991,793	107.03	165,931	109.83	199,862	83.79
1997	339,109	54.87	1,033,444	85.84	171,848	86.96	104,547	72.25
1998	464,453	44.17	897,097	94.08	135,644	87.89	126,181	72.91
1999	444,956	39.96	811,978	77.73	114,002	78.75	131,699	41.75
2000	241,185	63.28	791,770	78.61	113,636	68.37	178,461	41.03
2001	195,131	70.63	709,213	83.66	101,996	84.66	154,880	61.28
2002	183,409	65.50	782,520	83.33	66,730	71.54	98,935	68.85
2003	193,327	67.18	723,012	80.72	62,591	68.71	109,621	49.66
2004	259,954	57.62	733,385	75.84	29,003	69.04	24,674	37.07
2005	359,619	58.08	918,475	83.71	23,611	77.35	55,404	61.87
2006	194,622	47.26	835,163	92.54	889	108.71	6,442	44.58
2007	406,854	48.47	839,761	119.48	287	73.26	0	--
2008	320,462	50.99	1,102,733	98.12	1,320	77.50	25	156.75

a - The Department of Commerce introduced the category for softwood chips in 1989.

b - Seattle Customs District includes all ports in the State of Washington, except Longview and Vancouver. Columbia-Snake Customs District includes all Oregon ports and Longview and Vancouver, Washington. San Francisco Customs District includes all coastal and inland ports in the State of California from Monterey north. The Anchorage Customs District is the State of Alaska.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce. The valuation definition for export statistics is the value at the seaport or border port of exportation. It is based on the selling price (or cost if not sold) and includes inland freight, insurance, and other charges to the port of exportation.

Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in Northwest Forest Industries. All Years.

Table 49—Volume and average value of softwood chips exported from the Seattle, Columbia-Snake, San Francisco, and Anchorage Customs Districts, 1989-2008^ab

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in Northwest Forest Industries. All Years.

Table 49—Volume and average value of softwood chips exported from the Seattle, Columbia-Snake, San Francisco, and Anchorage Customs Districts, 1989-2008ab

Table 49—Volume and average value of softwood chips exported from the Seattle, Columbia-Snake, San Francisco, and Anchorage Customs Districts, 1989-2008^ab