England sawmills data from 1994 to 2018 includes counts of mills, consumption of softwood, and production of sawn softwood, broken down by English region. The dataset is produced by the Government Digital Service and released twice a year, with provisional figures in May and final figures in September.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional sawmill industry concentration based on number of mills.
- Model softwood consumption trends for supply chain planning.
- Assess production output of sawn softwood for economic impact studies.
- Compare forestry industry activity across English regions.
Strengths
- Data covers a 24-year time range from 1994 to 2018.
- Includes three core industry metrics: mill count, consumption, and production.
- Released with provisional and final figures for accuracy verification.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Time Range
- 1994 to 2018
- Freshness
- Released twice annually (provisional in May, final in September).
- Geography
- England, broken down by region