Type of indicator

Sectoral

Indicator C15

Labour productivity in forestry

Definition

Labour productivity in forestry is expressed as total Gross Value Added in forestry at basic prices per Annual Work Unit (AWU).

The forestry sector corresponds to division 02 in NACE rev. 1.1 (Forestry and logging).

GVA is defined as the value of output less the value of intermediate consumption. 

Output is valued at basic prices, GVA is valued at basic prices and intermediate consumption is valued at purchasers’ prices. The basic price is defined as the price received by the producer, after deduction of all taxes on products but including all subsidies on products.

GVA per AWU provides comparable data on labour productivity and allows for comparison between sub-sectors and countries.

A three-years average mitigates short-term fluctuations. Labour productivity in forestry is then calculated as the ratio of the averages: (three-years average GVA)/(three-years average employment).

Unit of measurement

EUR/AWU

Data source

Eurostat 

References/location of the data

Eurostat - Economic accounts for forestry and logging [for_eco_cp] 

Eurostat - Annual work units in forestry and logging [for_awu]

Data collection level

EU and national (NUTS 0)

Frequency

Annual

Delay

2-3 years

Comments/caveats

Due to the lack of available regional data this indicator can only be calculated at national level and not for all Member States.