2011 per 1000 capita sawnwood consumption Population growth per year (%) GDP growth per year (%) GDP growth rate per year (per capita) % Income elasticity (EID) Per 1000 capita increase in consumption Estimator 2012 (per1000 capita) m3 2016 (per 1000 capita) m3 2021 (per 1000 capita) m3 2026 (per 1000 capita) m3 2.73 4.3 6.0 1.7 1.2 2.04 (1.02) 2.78 3.01 3.33 3.67

Source: Field Data (2012)

Table 14: Sawnwood consumption forecast in building and construction industry for Dar es Salaam from 2012 - 2026.