JFSQ Presentation at Krtiny Workshop, October 2005

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UNECE/FAO work on Forest Products Statistics
by Alex McCusker UNECE Timber Branch
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Forest Products Statistics Whom it serves.
Data are distributed to the global forest
community through the international agencies
collecting the data. The goal is to provide all
stakeholders with up-to-date, consistent and
reliable information.
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UNECE/FAO data how many users
Number of valid queries per month in 2005
21 000
18 000
15 000
12 000
9 000
6 000
3 000
0
July
April
May
June
March
August
January
February
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Forest Products Data who uses it.
January Technical University, Zvolen,
Slovakia Feb Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March
EFI, Joensuu, Finland April Pro Futuro S.A.,
Warsaw, Poland May Jakarta, Indonesia June
Government Centre, Seoul, Korea July University
of British Columbia, Canada Aug University of
British Columbia, Canada
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Forest Products Data international use
UNECE we use it in the Forest Products Annual
Market Review and in the Timber Committee Market
Statement. Data are made available on our
website FAO published on website and in Forest
Products Yearbook Eurostat published in Focus
on Forestry and website
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Data Exchange - I

• Within country

Ministries (Industry, Environment)
Statistical Office
State Forestry Service
National Correspondent
Industry or Trade Associations
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Data Exchange - II

• International

ITTO producer countries
EU/EFTA countries
Other ECE members
Other FAO members
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Role of National Correspondent

• We seek to have in each country one person who
  coordinates the response of the country to the
  questionnaires. The correspondent should
• know who is able to provide what information in
  the country
• have a good overview of the forest and forest
  products industry in the country
• be available to reply to queries from UNECE or
  FAO or individuals using the data
• not complete all questionnaires by himself

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UNECE Data Request

• We request two questionnaires to be completed
  each year
• Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire, issued with
  FAO, Eurostat and ITTO
• Timber Committee forecast questionnaire
• In addition we request national correspondents to
  reply to queries and generally support the work
  of the FAO/UNECE Joint Working Party on Forest
  Economics and Statistics

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Timing

• The JFSQ is issued in early April each year with
  an initial response date of May 15 (for JQ1 and
  JQ2). It is not expected that these are final
  data.
• These replies form the basis for the Annual
  Market Review and the initial dataset made
  available at ECE and FAO in August.
• The remaining questionnaires are expected in the
  fall with publication taking place in January.
• The TCQ is issued in early August with a
  response date of September. Data are used for
  the Timber Committee meeting and then published.

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JFSQ contents
The JFSQ consists of a series of standard
questionnaires (JQ1, JQ2, SP1),
organization-specific questionnaires (ECE1,
EU1-3, ITTO1-3), HS/SITC correspondence tables
and definitions. Copies of the JQ can be found
at http//www.unece.org/trade/timber/mis/jfsq2005/
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JQ1 contents, focus

• Production of roundwood (removals),
• sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp
• and paper. Unit is in metric tons or
• cubic metres.
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JQ2 contents, focus
Trade of forest products (those from JQ1). Unit
is national currency for value and metric tons
or cubic metres for volume.
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SP1 contents, focus
Trade of secondary products, including joinery,
wooden furniture, composite paper, books
etc.Unit is national currency
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ECE1 contents, focus

• Trade of roundwood and sawnwood by primary
  species
• Fir, pine, other
• Oak, beech, poplar, birch, other
• Unit is cubic meter and national currency

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JFSQ data sources

• For removals data, generally this comes from the
  State Forest Service. It should include all
  forest land in the country
• For production data (sawnwood, wood-based panels,
  pulp, paper) generally the State Statistical
  Office will supply data, preferably with support
  from other ministries and associations

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JFSQ data sources

• For trade data, information is usually available
  from customs offices and statistical offices
• we use the Harmonised System (HS2002) which is
  fully compatible with all national systems and
  the EUs Combined Nomenclature (identical at
  6-digit level)
• correspondents are asked to carefully review
  data for obvious errors such as unrealistic unit
  values (1 / m.t. of paper!) or negative apparent
  consumption

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TCQ contents

• The Timber Committee questionnaire consists of
  two questionnaires (TQ1, TQ2). These cover fewer
  products than JFSQ.
• We ask for production and trade (in volume,not
  value)
• The main focus is on the current and next year
  (e.g. 2005 and 2006 this year)

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TCQ contents

• forecasts should reflect the general economic
  trends
• wood-intensive sectors (furniture, housing)
  should be analysed to predict impact on wood
  demand
• special events such as storm damage or new
  investments should be reflected in the forecast
• we are more interested in the direction and
  intensity than numbers

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Brief history/ Chronology
JFSQ International organizations had been meeting
on statistical issues since 1980s
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Main Steps Chronology Intersecretariat Working
Group on Forest Sector Statistics (IWG)

• Meeting in Geneva to start IWG in 1994
• Meeting in Yokohama on basic principles
• Development of common JQ form 1997
• Integration of Harmonised System trade
  classification HS2002 in 2004

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Founders/ organisations

• FAO, UNECE, Eurostat and ITTO are the four
  administering organizations. EU DG Enterprise
  also participates alongside Eurostat.
• EU DG Agriculture, OECD and EEA are IWG members,
  but have not participated in recent years.
• The organizations meet on a regular basis to
  review the JFSQ and issues of importance in
  forest sector statistics

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IWG and its procedures (1)
The IWG operates on the principal that each
country should have a national correspondent and
that there should be only one primary contact for
the correspondent. This means all request for
information go through one international agency
to one correspondent.
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IWG and its procedures (2)

• Current labour division
• EU25/EFTA - Eurostat
• Other Europe, CIS, North America - UNECE
• Tropical producing countries - ITTO
• Rest of world - FAO

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IWG and its procedures (3)
The primary tool of data collection is the
JFSQ. The IWG has agreed that data questions
should only be asked once of a country and that
the same data should exist in all international
datasets. Each member publishes data on its own
responsibility and own schedule.
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IWG and its procedures (4)
Information on IWG meetings can be found at
www.unece.org /trade/timber/mis/iwg The last
meeting was January 2005 and another meeting is
planned for next January.
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Thank You !
We welcome your comments on the international
collection of forest products statistics
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Presented by Douglas Clark Forest Products
Markets UNECE/FAO Timber Branch Office 435-1,
Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland Telephone [phone] Fax 41
22 917 00 41 douglas.clark_at_unece.org http//www.un
ece.org/trade/timber
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Prepared by Alex McCusker Statistical
Assistant UNECE/FAO Timber Branch Office 435,
Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland Telephone [phone] Fax
41 22 917 00 41 Alex.McCusker_at_unece.org http//www
.unece.org/trade/timber