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An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Wooden Pallet and Container Industry ii Table of Contents Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................. iii List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................... iv List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................... vi Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 5 2. Industry Overview ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Output ................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Employment ......................................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Value Added ...................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Labor Compensation ........................................................................................................................ 12 3. National Economic Impact Analysis ................................................................................................. 14 3.1 Upstream Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Downstream Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 17 4. State-Level Economic Impact Analysis ............................................................................................. 20 4.1 Alabama ............................................................................................................................................. 21 4.2 Arkansas .............................................................................................................................................. 23 4.3 California ............................................................................................................................................. 25 4.4 Florida .................................................................................................................................................. 27 4.5 Georgia ............................................................................................................................................... 29 4.6 Illinois .................................................................................................................................................... 31 4.7 Indiana ................................................................................................................................................ 33 4.8 Iowa ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 4.9 Kentucky ............................................................................................................................................. 37 4.10 Louisiana ........................................................................................................................................... 39 4.11 Maine ................................................................................................................................................. 41 4.12 Michigan ........................................................................................................................................... 43 4.13 Minnesota ......................................................................................................................................... 45 4.14 Mississippi ........................................................................................................................................... 47 4.15 Missouri .............................................................................................................................................. 49 4.16 New Jersey ........................................................................................................................................ 51 4.17 New York ........................................................................................................................................... 53 4.18 North Carolina .................................................................................................................................. 55 4.19 Ohio ................................................................................................................................................... 57 4.20 Oregon .............................................................................................................................................. 59 4.21 Pennsylvania ..................................................................................................................................... 61