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September 1, 2000 News Release: September 2000 Pending Issues - #2 Resource Economics LLC is pleased to announce the completion of the September 2000 Pending Issues of our Timber Supply and Product Demand Service. The September 2000 pending issue contains five sections. The first is a descriptive update of the macroeconomic drivers for the US and Canada used in our June 2000 Short Term Outlook. The update includes information that was not available before the completion of our Short Term Outlook, this includes information from the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2000. Comparisons are also made with the actual year-end data and our June 2000 projected year data. The second section is a historical perspective of the U.S economy and wood products consumption. Current trends in timberland ownership, and the impacts of current log stumpage markets are also discussed. The third section provides a review and comparison of the RPA 2000 Draft Review forecast. This section focuses on the differing assumption base us by the RPA 2000 and how the RPA base compares to the historical base and past forecasts. The production and consumption levels of plywood, OSB, lumber, and paper and paperboard are compared to our current forecast. The fourth section addresses the timber inventory of Oregon and the current 1995 Draft survey results. In-depth inventory analysis and review of the state is graphically presented. Historical data and explanations are also discussed. The fifth section
compares and updates our composite product prices and log prices
in our 2000 Short Term Outlook, with the mid-year actual prices.
Composite product prices are projected and explained quarterly for
the year 2000. West Coast dimension log and southern dimension sawtimber
quarterly prices are also presented. Available
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