--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/research/productivity-in-the-forest-products-sector-a-review-of-the-literature/" title: "Productivity in the Forest Products Sector: A Review of the Literature" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-02T14:08:09+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-02T14:08:09+00:00" post_type: "research" summary: "" post_tag: - "Canada" - "forest products" - "literature review" - "logging" - "productivity" - "pulp and paper" - "United States" - "wood products" country_focus: - "Canada" province_region: - "National" research_theme: - "Productivity and Economic Measurement" - "Sector/Industry Analysis" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/old-reports_hero_banner_bg.webp" status: "publish" --- # Productivity in the Forest Products Sector: A Review of the Literature Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/research/productivity-in-the-forest-products-sector-a-review-of-the-literature/ # Productivity in the Forest Products Sector: A Review of the Literature [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2003-02.pdf) Cite this report × Cite this report as: Centre for the Study of Living Standards. 2003. “Productivity in the Forest Products Sector: A Review of the Literature.” CSLS Research Report 2003-02a. 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Ce rapport recense et synthétise la littérature empirique sur les niveaux et les tendances de productivité dans le secteur des produits forestiers, en mettant l’accent sur les études de langue anglaise provenant du Canada et des États-Unis. Il couvre les études générales sur l’ensemble du secteur forestier, ainsi que les études par sous-secteur portant sur l’exploitation forestière, le sciage, le bois d’œuvre et les produits du bois, et les pâtes et papiers. Pour chaque sous-secteur, les études canadiennes et les comparaisons internationales sont résumées et les principaux constats sont synthétisés. La recension décrit à la fois les approches par nombres indices et économétriques de la mesure de la productivité, telles qu’appliquées dans la littérature sur les produits forestiers. [Download full PDF report](https://csls.ca/pdf/csls2003-02.pdf)