Countries

Employment and GDP
South Africa

Employment (formal sector)

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	1000 persons	30	46	45
Wood industry	1000 persons	60	82	37
Pulp and paper industry	1000 persons	49	44	34
Total for the forestry sector	1000 persons	139	172	116
Total for the forestry sector	% of total labour force	1.0	0.9	0.5
Furniture industry	1000 persons	43	43	38

Gross value added

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	US$ million	745	946	920
Wood industry	US$ million	691	583	948
Pulp and paper industry	US$ million	1,782	1,537	1,677
Total for the forestry sector	US$ million	3,218	3,067	3,545
Total for the forestry sector	% of GDP	2.1	1.7	1.6
Furniture industry	US$ million	750	470	483

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