Sources of data
Unless otherwise indicated, all data are taken from FAO AgroStat-PC data base, 1992 FAO Forest Products Yearbook. The data on direction of trade come from the ECE/FAO Timber-Bulletin.
Country groupings
The following notes apply to particular countries:
China
Data include those for the province of Taiwan.
European Union
Data include those for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal. Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Russia
Data include those for the former Soviet Union.
Symbols used
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m3 |
cubic meter |
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mt |
metric ton |
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ha |
hectare |
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kg |
kilogram |
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C |
coniferous |
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NC |
non-coniferous |
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$ |
United States dollar |
Most frequently used abbreviations
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ECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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USA |
United States of America |
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GNP |
Gross National Product |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
Terminology
The terminology and definitions are the same as in FAO and FAO/ECE publications, defined in the FAO Forest Products Yearbook and FAO/ECE Timber Bulletin.
Inconsistencies of the data
In some tables of the review of past trends, it will be found that data are inconsistent. For example, the total imports of a country may not be the same in different tables. This is because the data came from different sources, e.g., the trade statistics reported in FAO Forest Products Yearbook and FAO/ECE Timber Bulletin do not always agree. These inconsistencies have been eliminated in the forecasts. Blank entries in tables indicate data not predicted in this study.
