Input–Output Analysis of China’s Forest Industry Chain

Abstract

The goal of this article is to conduct a detailed study of China’s forestry industry chain and determine the effect it has on the national economy. Based on the 2018 China Input–Output Table (153 departments) and other relevant data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, as well as the input–output method established by Wassily Leontief, this article conducts a comprehensive and detailed analysis of China’s forest industry chain and its impact on the national economy. The results show that the backward industrial chain of China’s forestry industry involves 105 industrial departments. China’s forestry sector purchases the most products from the tertiary industry, accounting for 56.05% of all forestry purchases. The products of the tertiary industry have a significant impact on forestry. The forward industry chain of China’s forestry involves 131 industrial sectors, with China’s forestry selling the most products to the secondary industry, accounting for 93.47% of all forestry sales. The forestry sensitivity coefficient is 0.767 and the influence coefficient is 0.65. The secondary industry has a significant impact on the sales of forestry products. The impact of the forward industry chain is greater than that of the backward industry chain and the impact of forestry on the national economy is quite large. Suggestions about how to expand the planting area and production scale of domestic economic forests were put forward. An increase in the added value of exported forestry products, improved service quality of the tertiary industry to forestry, and improved quality and quantity of products provided by forestry to the secondary industry are necessary.