Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in Northwest Forest Industries. All Years.
Table 66—Volume of lumber exports from British Columbia ports by species and destination, 1965-2008
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| Year |
Total All Species |
Douglas-fir |
Hem-fir |
Cedar |
Spruce |
Other Softwoods |
Hardwoodsab |
| 1965 |
2,932,360 |
795,564 |
1,499,033 |
258,961 |
316,607 |
60,418 |
1,777 |
| 1966 |
2,792,607 |
691,413 |
1,440,371 |
282,505 |
298,720 |
76,791 |
2,807 |
| 1967 |
3,309,580 |
853,932 |
1,704,149 |
345,696 |
302,282 |
101,209 |
2,312 |
| 1968 |
3,481,674 |
868,947 |
1,709,067 |
361,661 |
402,535 |
136,621 |
2,843 |
| 1969 |
2,980,523 |
735,439 |
1,369,090 |
348,622 |
392,493 |
131,208 |
3,671 |
| 1970 |
3,461,067 |
706,323 |
1,838,779 |
362,799 |
419,746 |
131,291 |
2,129 |
| 1971 |
3,300,365 |
675,773 |
1,703,632 |
324,910 |
440,595 |
153,769 |
1,686 |
| 1972 |
3,834,552 |
707,112 |
1,801,818 |
406,409 |
634,563 |
278,836 |
5,814 |
| 1973 |
4,169,812 |
566,535 |
2,032,594 |
456,522 |
766,830 |
344,401 |
2,930 |
| 1974 |
3,938,940 |
527,706 |
1,699,277 |
406,419 |
914,787 |
387,043 |
3,708 |
| 1975 |
3,001,410 |
356,371 |
1,113,665 |
295,218 |
825,527 |
409,507 |
1,122 |
| 1976 |
4,670,033 |
542,197 |
1,967,446 |
467,829 |
1,191,429 |
499,853 |
1,279 |
| 1977 |
5,860,807 |
683,614 |
2,364,028 |
533,267 |
2,269,876 |
8,796 |
1,226 |
| 1978 |
5,876,119 |
679,566 |
2,492,764 |
570,796 |
2,116,258 |
15,674 |
1,061 |
| 1979 |
5,755,532 |
679,694 |
2,313,186 |
646,701 |
1,983,829 |
129,161 |
2,961 |
| 1980 |
5,560,800 |
498,425 |
2,098,672 |
988,347 |
1,872,234 |
99,624 |
3,498 |
| 1981 |
4,421,519 |
420,466 |
1,805,988 |
604,608 |
1,495,892 |
93,086 |
1,479 |
| 1982 |
4,242,899 |
339,932 |
1,803,999 |
635,865 |
208,218 |
1,244,341 |
10,544 |
| 1983 |
4,797,419 |
338,866 |
2,138,634 |
707,342 |
193,775 |
1,413,690 |
5,112 |
| 1984 |
5,822,714 |
469,278 |
2,280,805 |
1,113,568 |
181,699 |
1,760,231 |
17,133 |
| 1985 |
5,856,709 |
606,452 |
2,166,417 |
863,294 |
217,340 |
2,000,301 |
2,905 |
| 1986 |
5,718,134 |
506,289 |
2,062,006 |
862,049 |
163,672 |
2,121,451 |
2,667 |
| 1987 |
7,701,323 |
669,643 |
2,745,288 |
925,916 |
221,803 |
3,133,596 |
5,077 |
| 1988 |
12,202,632 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
19,272 |
| 1989 |
12,219,744 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2,398 |
| 1990 |
10,726,160 |
654,941 |
2,681,382 |
1,012,124 |
108,901 |
6,268,812 |
0 |
| 1991 |
10,478,322 |
738,594 |
2,109,779 |
1,039,977 |
99,206 |
6,490,766 |
NA |
| 1992 |
11,384,925 |
716,128 |
2,022,278 |
1,004,424 |
95,363 |
7,546,730 |
NA |
| 1993 |
11,974,849 |
663,596 |
2,241,928 |
1,032,731 |
105,173 |
7,931,421 |
NA |
| 1994 |
12,116,896 |
703,609 |
2,218,517 |
946,795 |
108,334 |
8,139,641 |
NA |
| 1995 |
12,500,939 |
830,686 |
1,984,977 |
1,181,420 |
105,851 |
8,398,005 |
NA |
| 1996 |
12,256,620 |
801,192 |
1,863,155 |
1,141,084 |
106,854 |
8,344,335 |
NA |
| 1997 |
11,516,058 |
747,305 |
1,731,186 |
969,891 |
93,266 |
7,974,410 |
NA |
| 1998 |
10,699,390 |
848,775 |
1,461,984 |
783,467 |
51,253 |
7,553,911 |
|
| 1999 |
10,896,046 |
905,239 |
1,478,558 |
753,819 |
64,930 |
7,693,500 |
|
| 2000 |
10,920,898 |
1,025,082 |
1,323,279 |
1,011,484 |
53,631 |
7,507,422 |
|
| 2001 |
11,216,905 |
859,790 |
1,209,516 |
921,139 |
64,886 |
8,161,574 |
|
| 2002 |
11,995,659 |
846,587 |
1,049,543 |
891,409 |
38,636 |
9,169,484 |
|
| 2003 |
12,375,244 |
781,128 |
1,063,829 |
785,179 |
44,229 |
9,700,879 |
|
| 2004 |
13,755,601 |
1,044,341 |
1,218,119 |
903,130 |
31,177 |
10,558,834 |
|
| 2005 |
14,238,972 |
861,183 |
1,252,424 |
887,019 |
32,310 |
11,206,036 |
|
| 2006 |
14,050,773 |
660,410 |
1,167,641 |
976,587 |
21,417 |
11,224,718 |
|
| 2007 |
12,053,202 |
417,907 |
793,485 |
709,666 |
16,925 |
10,115,219 |
|
| 2008 |
9,060,450 |
332,208 |
534,364 |
600,736 |
10,357 |
7,582,785 |
|
| 1965 |
195,398 |
7,726 |
163,350 |
16,173 |
7,095 |
1,054 |
0 |
| 1966 |
271,683 |
16,609 |
203,907 |
34,864 |
14,852 |
1,451 |
0 |
| 1967 |
485,986 |
26,855 |
367,333 |
63,495 |
23,878 |
4,425 |
0 |
| 1968 |
541,295 |
30,996 |
396,043 |
50,801 |
55,745 |
7,710 |
0 |
| 1969 |
388,914 |
13,702 |
286,198 |
51,290 |
34,483 |
3,217 |
24 |
| 1970 |
727,599 |
29,489 |
549,554 |
94,828 |
53,726 |
2 |
0 |
| 1971 |
419,819 |
14,181 |
305,535 |
44,221 |
54,136 |
1,668 |
78 |
| 1972 |
400,051 |
15,268 |
300,460 |
46,052 |
34,003 |
526 |
3,742 |
| 1973 |
617,449 |
12,987 |
441,852 |
88,946 |
71,531 |
1,849 |
284 |
| 1974 |
500,785 |
15,335 |
349,560 |
83,749 |
49,116 |
2,490 |
535 |
| 1975 |
407,674 |
12,870 |
301,336 |
60,490 |
30,488 |
2,405 |
85 |
| 1976 |
633,863 |
13,727 |
476,927 |
79,934 |
61,743 |
1,521 |
11 |
| 1977 |
705,823 |
18,530 |
530,567 |
90,447 |
65,943 |
85 |
251 |
| 1978 |
779,135 |
23,799 |
545,983 |
116,368 |
92,940 |
0 |
45 |
| 1979 |
1,014,481 |
44,021 |
677,425 |
158,121 |
133,358 |
546 |
1,010 |
| 1980 |
1,084,426 |
55,800 |
701,579 |
136,130 |
185,379 |
4,158 |
1,380 |
| 1981 |
867,636 |
34,239 |
577,901 |
129,256 |
125,324 |
717 |
199 |
| 1982 |
1,048,371 |
44,391 |
713,625 |
119,900 |
66,709 |
103,607 |
139 |
| 1983 |
898,952 |
33,562 |
558,412 |
125,101 |
62,194 |
119,565 |
118 |
| 1984 |
922,658 |
37,181 |
567,616 |
125,112 |
71,628 |
119,438 |
1,683 |
| 1985 |
995,661 |
56,977 |
579,064 |
128,550 |
86,587 |
143,891 |
592 |
| 1986 |
919,224 |
56,070 |
492,636 |
141,210 |
94,484 |
133,816 |
1,008 |
| 1987 |
1,333,078 |
112,615 |
731,908 |
122,113 |
113,364 |
250,898 |
2,180 |
| 1988 |
1,453,419 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2,167 |
| 1989 |
1,668,158 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1,028 |
| 1990 |
1,669,234 |
131,840 |
829,101 |
153,034 |
98,641 |
456,618 |
0 |
| 1991 |
1,904,373 |
193,001 |
877,657 |
144,311 |
90,017 |
599,387 |
NA |
| 1992 |
1,962,805 |
203,486 |
891,320 |
174,525 |
85,762 |
607,710 |
NA |
| 1993 |
2,271,386 |
205,075 |
1,097,117 |
164,749 |
100,295 |
704,150 |
NA |
| 1994 |
2,246,318 |
244,610 |
1,103,547 |
31,067 |
102,293 |
643,783 |
NA |
| 1995 |
2,420,462 |
320,540 |
1,078,768 |
175,070 |
97,437 |
748,647 |
NA |
| 1996 |
2,616,214 |
435,525 |
977,918 |
198,872 |
98,232 |
905,667 |
NA |
| 1997 |
2,130,206 |
354,049 |
832,481 |
188,103 |
86,169 |
669,404 |
NA |
| 1998 |
1,575,471 |
343,745 |
561,473 |
118,118 |
47,409 |
504,726 |
|
| 1999 |
1,795,303 |
373,161 |
617,881 |
101,618 |
60,023 |
642,620 |
|
| 2000 |
1,904,164 |
442,334 |
615,091 |
131,272 |
48,821 |
666,647 |
|
| 2001 |
1,577,689 |
291,417 |
495,500 |
110,964 |
60,167 |
619,641 |
|
| 2002 |
1,515,500 |
318,703 |
403,887 |
100,731 |
34,177 |
658,002 |
|
| 2003 |
1,446,886 |
275,597 |
363,806 |
104,697 |
35,206 |
667,580 |
|
| 2004 |
1,666,167 |
340,037 |
444,470 |
105,038 |
23,413 |
753,209 |
|
| 2005 |
1,360,769 |
251,079 |
329,831 |
90,783 |
22,803 |
666,273 |
|
| 2006 |
1,467,758 |
199,726 |
333,694 |
101,701 |
17,503 |
815,134 |
|
| 2007 |
1,190,812 |
98,298 |
235,928 |
71,610 |
12,881 |
772,095 |
|
| 2008 |
1,147,549 |
88,249 |
209,589 |
69,640 |
7,542 |
772,529 |
|
| 1965 |
1,474,141 |
451,051 |
719,522 |
130,391 |
142,029 |
29,371 |
1,777 |
| 1966 |
1,498,484 |
404,517 |
719,081 |
133,647 |
183,430 |
55,002 |
2,807 |
| 1967 |
1,658,012 |
499,753 |
758,012 |
136,551 |
191,389 |
69,995 |
2,312 |
| 1968 |
1,935,821 |
538,607 |
839,199 |
170,048 |
273,535 |
111,740 |
2,692 |
| 1969 |
1,825,005 |
486,261 |
756,974 |
173,406 |
286,852 |
117,865 |
3,647 |
| 1970 |
1,627,613 |
401,167 |
768,772 |
137,361 |
202,152 |
116,032 |
2,129 |
| 1971 |
2,163,431 |
502,631 |
1,028,356 |
203,577 |
285,343 |
141,943 |
1,581 |
| 1972 |
2,679,159 |
505,902 |
1,155,419 |
254,521 |
491,217 |
270,029 |
2,071 |
| 1973 |
2,601,556 |
347,653 |
1,143,329 |
240,978 |
544,634 |
322,316 |
2,646 |
| 1974 |
2,287,461 |
302,112 |
761,924 |
207,138 |
659,751 |
353,487 |
3,049 |
| 1975 |
2,026,343 |
238,331 |
542,256 |
166,949 |
684,404 |
393,391 |
1,012 |
| 1976 |
2,965,011 |
322,793 |
978,784 |
267,831 |
938,185 |
456,237 |
1,181 |
| 1977 |
4,107,653 |
529,808 |
1,340,920 |
333,604 |
1,894,371 |
7,988 |
962 |
| 1978 |
4,078,666 |
501,841 |
1,443,548 |
365,062 |
1,751,741 |
15,496 |
978 |
| 1979 |
3,528,648 |
462,658 |
1,125,807 |
382,991 |
1,429,014 |
126,536 |
1,642 |
| 1980 |
2,590,889 |
283,482 |
775,428 |
355,821 |
1,079,387 |
94,683 |
2,088 |
| 1981 |
2,337,958 |
228,856 |
803,019 |
394,800 |
813,733 |
96,305 |
1,245 |
| 1982 |
2,017,725 |
157,776 |
637,513 |
430,634 |
111,314 |
679,412 |
1,076 |
| 1983 |
2,595,702 |
187,818 |
981,755 |
396,363 |
121,695 |
906,034 |
2,037 |
| 1984 |
3,227,897 |
253,215 |
1,120,076 |
591,324 |
98,306 |
1,160,479 |
4,497 |
| 1985 |
3,956,609 |
352,433 |
1,182,889 |
668,897 |
126,979 |
1,623,348 |
2,063 |
| 1986 |
3,825,528 |
299,617 |
1,160,014 |
650,072 |
63,164 |
1,651,033 |
1,628 |
| 1987 |
4,680,711 |
340,153 |
1,162,424 |
711,127 |
96,371 |
2,368,393 |
2,243 |
| 1988 |
8,948,832 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
2,481 |
| 1989 |
8,693,567 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
231 |
| 1990 |
7,425,801 |
337,804 |
1,021,148 |
764,591 |
0 |
5,302,258 |
0 |
| 1991 |
7,284,884 |
353,232 |
678,279 |
806,012 |
4,485 |
5,442,876 |
NA |
| 1992 |
8,287,202 |
355,154 |
680,856 |
736,916 |
3,051 |
6,511,224 |
NA |
| 1993 |
8,925,391 |
327,425 |
824,152 |
768,669 |
1,020 |
7,004,125 |
NA |
| 1994 |
9,380,264 |
326,825 |
883,262 |
832,279 |
1,943 |
7,335,955 |
NA |
| 1995 |
9,465,010 |
388,109 |
702,895 |
900,668 |
5,773 |
7,467,566 |
NA |
| 1996 |
9,148,980 |
261,063 |
704,737 |
844,579 |
6,643 |
7,331,958 |
NA |
| 1997 |
8,863,227 |
263,282 |
742,535 |
681,492 |
5,910 |
7,170,008 |
NA |
| 1998 |
8,743,274 |
416,637 |
782,098 |
579,870 |
3,237 |
6,961,432 |
|
| 1999 |
8,659,092 |
425,062 |
717,046 |
563,981 |
2,097 |
6,950,906 |
|
| 2000 |
8,508,678 |
454,021 |
548,691 |
772,799 |
3,527 |
6,729,640 |
|
| 2001 |
9,225,342 |
468,626 |
575,162 |
731,885 |
2,840 |
7,446,829 |
|
| 2002 |
9,939,938 |
383,029 |
483,165 |
695,993 |
803 |
8,376,948 |
|
| 2003 |
10,258,496 |
355,059 |
492,107 |
574,501 |
2,074 |
8,834,755 |
|
| 2004 |
11,386,786 |
568,916 |
539,938 |
669,446 |
3,474 |
9,605,012 |
|
| 2005 |
12,265,247 |
492,402 |
720,961 |
674,482 |
3,453 |
10,373,949 |
|
| 2006 |
11,860,091 |
347,425 |
627,608 |
725,937 |
579 |
10,158,542 |
|
| 2007 |
9,814,060 |
216,289 |
315,587 |
511,055 |
1,353 |
8,769,776 |
|
| 2008 |
6,777,696 |
148,356 |
134,796 |
409,094 |
2,356 |
6,083,094 |
|
| 1982 |
43,206 |
0 |
28,877 |
0 |
624 |
4,514 |
9,191 |
| 1983 |
135,043 |
6,274 |
111,000 |
0 |
0 |
15,907 |
1,862 |
| 1984 |
116,884 |
3,063 |
99,706 |
0 |
140 |
4,449 |
9,526 |
| 1985 |
104,281 |
672 |
103,609 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1986 |
40,297 |
0 |
39,919 |
0 |
0 |
378 |
0 |
| 1987 |
31,896 |
39 |
31,774 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
| 1988 |
84,425 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0 |
| 1989 |
21,859 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0 |
| 1990 |
3,143 |
0 |
1,310 |
199 |
0 |
1,634 |
0 |
| 1991 |
5,829 |
500 |
5,001 |
193 |
100 |
35 |
NA |
| 1992 |
29,514 |
3,650 |
21,539 |
397 |
0 |
3,928 |
NA |
| 1993 |
92,088 |
4,421 |
70,814 |
0 |
8 |
16,845 |
NA |
| 1994 |
19,508 |
1,153 |
13,906 |
0 |
0 |
4,449 |
NA |
| 1995 |
17,508 |
1,471 |
8,543 |
399 |
0 |
7,096 |
NA |
| 1996 |
18,964 |
1,433 |
13,251 |
158 |
34 |
4,088 |
NA |
| 1997 |
8,267 |
130 |
6,936 |
16 |
48 |
1,137 |
NA |
| 1998 |
8,667 |
638 |
5,199 |
26 |
76 |
2,728 |
|
| 1999 |
10,017 |
365 |
3,764 |
136 |
139 |
5,613 |
|
| 2000 |
22,376 |
3,051 |
9,754 |
1,622 |
403 |
7,546 |
|
| 2001 |
38,187 |
4,185 |
20,488 |
3,680 |
850 |
8,984 |
|
| 2002 |
60,032 |
4,701 |
31,978 |
6,275 |
1,868 |
15,210 |
|
| 2003 |
85,930 |
11,820 |
33,695 |
13,680 |
2,539 |
24,196 |
|
| 2004 |
108,924 |
7,164 |
49,475 |
21,245 |
1,635 |
29,405 |
|
| 2005 |
106,596 |
6,417 |
54,965 |
22,471 |
2,687 |
20,056 |
|
| 2006 |
140,757 |
4,453 |
60,686 |
34,129 |
1,361 |
40,128 |
|
| 2007 |
270,673 |
8,801 |
74,468 |
34,340 |
913 |
152,151 |
|
| 2008 |
490,654 |
17,212 |
85,773 |
29,449 |
364 |
357,856 |
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a - Figures do not include shipments of railroad crossties.
b - The hardwoods category was dropped in 1998
c - China data starts in 1982.
Source: Statistics Canada, Vancouver, B.C., "Canadian Exports Cleared Through B.C. Custom Ports.
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