1. Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire
Review of process 2005
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2. The Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ)
Joint = UNECE, FAO, ITTO and Eurostat
Common questionnaire for collecting annual data on production and trade for
Roundwood
Sawnwood
Wood-based panels
Pulp
Paper and paperboard
Secondary processed products (only values of trade)
Same questionnaire for world-wide data collection
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3. The Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ)
Tables of the JFSQ:
JQ1
JQ2
SP1
ECE1
ITTO 1-3
Additional Eurostat tables:
EU1 for extra-EU trade
EU2 for removals by ownership
EU3 for data on roundwood trade by assortment
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4. IWG IWG = Intersecretariat Working Group on Forest Sector Statistics
Consisting of FAO, UNECE, ITTO and Eurostat
Each IWG member collects data from its own district – Eurostat from EU- and EFTA countries
Advantages of IWG
Reduces overlapping activities
Harmonized databases
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5. Forestry data flows to and from Eurostat
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6. Data collection in 2005
Changes to Questionnaire: one paper product (HS = Wall paper base) moved from item 10.4 (Other paper and paperboard) to item (Coated papers)
Handling the data of the new EU members
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7. Data collection in 2005 Dispatch date 4th of April
Two deadlines for country replies
15th of May
30th of August
Deadlines for data dispatch to UNECE
End of June
Mid November (final data)
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8. Final reply rates (Eurostat)
Replies per tables:
JQ (from all countries) JQ EU EU EU SP
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9. Pre-validation of data
Aggregate checks
Filling in blank cells
Repeated data
Data from Comext
Estimates
Checking apparent consumption
Checking consistency between tables
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10. Data validation – Example 1
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11. Data validation – Example 1 cont.
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12. Data validation – Example 2
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13. Data validation – Example 2 cont.
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14. Data validation - Example 3
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15. EU3 – Problematic?
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16. Problems in JFSQ replies
In-built checks in Excel tables ignored
Empty cells:
Not precisely indicated if data are not available or real zeros
Missing breakdowns into sub-items
Especially for panel- and paper products
Asymmetries between tables
Incorrect units
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17. Data validation – Final
Checks on all data stored in database
aggregates
apparent consumption
year-to-year unit value checks
year-to-year variation of volumes
consistencies between tables
JQ1 – EU2
JQ2 – EU1
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18. Publishing the JFSQ data
UNECE:
Forest Products Annual Market Review
Forest Products Statistics
FAO:
Forestry Database
FAO Yearbook of Forest Products
Eurostat:
Free Dissemination Database
Statistics in Focus- series
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19. Summary of 2005 The integration of new Member States went well
Slight increase in response rates compared to previous years
Some countries continue to have problems to deliver complete data
Number of confidential items increasing
More difficulties with estimates
Data share and data checks between IWG-agencies worked well
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20. Tasks for the future
Re-structuring and updating the Free dissemination database
Product range to be extended
Metadata and flags to be improved
Data harmonization between Eurostat’s and ECE’s databases
New, more efficient data validation tool under production
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21. Main results - Roundwood
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22. Main results - Sawnwood
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23. Main results – Wood based panels
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24. Main results – Paper and paperboard
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