Countries

Employment and GDP
Japan

Employment (formal sector)

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	1000 persons	77	45	32
Wood industry	1000 persons	303	202	150
Pulp and paper industry	1000 persons	257	243	211
Total for the forestry sector	1000 persons	637	489	393
Total for the forestry sector	% of total labour force	1.0	0.7	0.6
Furniture industry	1000 persons	197	123	100

Gross value added

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	US$ million	5,381	2,300	892
Wood industry	US$ million	12,334	9,094	9,590
Pulp and paper industry	US$ million	27,381	25,760	22,422
Total for the forestry sector	US$ million	45,095	37,155	32,904
Total for the forestry sector	% of GDP	1.2	0.9	0.7
Furniture industry	US$ million	14,382	8,406	6,559

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, March 27, 2011