Countries

Employment and GDP
Australia

Employment (formal sector)

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	1000 persons	11	9	11
Wood industry	1000 persons	46	45	42
Pulp and paper industry	1000 persons	21	17	21
Total for the forestry sector	1000 persons	78	70	74
Total for the forestry sector	% of total labour force	0.9	0.7	0.7
Furniture industry	1000 persons	40	41	32

Gross value added

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	US$ million	426	640	695
Wood industry	US$ million	2,418	2,955	2,806
Pulp and paper industry	US$ million	1,822	1,763	2,061
Total for the forestry sector	US$ million	4,667	5,358	5,562
Total for the forestry sector	% of GDP	1.1	0.9	0.8
Furniture industry	US$ million	1,724	2,169	1,971

Note: value added is presented in constant prices (adjusted for inflation and exchange rates of 2006).

Data source: FAO. Contribution of the forestry sector to national economies, 1990-2006.

last updated: Sunday, 27 March 2011