Research on Trade Competitiveness of Forest Products in Jiangsu Province Based on Principal Component Analysis Method

The quantitative analysis of the competitiveness level of forest products trade is the basis for promoting the high-quality development of forest products industry. Based on the relevant statistics of forest product trade in 31 provinces and cities in China in 2020,this paper constructed a scientific and reasonable evaluation system for the trade competitiveness level of forest products from six aspects:raw material resources,human capital,market conditions,macroeconomic environment,technological innovation and risk prevention. Then it used principal component analysis and cluster analysis methods to objectively evaluate the trade level of forest products in Jiangsu Province. The results showed that the trade level of forest products in Jiangsu Province was located in the high-level area of national forest product trade competitiveness,and it was ahead of other provinces and cities in technological innovation,but it had obvious disadvantages in forestry resources,and it put forward the corresponding countermeasures and suggestions accordingly.