Provisional data from 1999 to 2015 on UK round fencing manufacturers, covering the number of manufacturers and softwood consumption. The dataset is broken down by UK country, mill size, and source of softwood (UK grown or imported). It is released twice a year by the Government Digital Service to support National Statistics releases.
Use Cases
- Analyze industry concentration based on number of manufacturers broken down by UK country.
- Model softwood supply chains based on consumption data broken down by source (UK grown/imported).
- Assess market segmentation based on manufacturer data broken down by mill size.
- Track temporal trends in the UK fencing manufacturing sector from 1999 to 2015.
Strengths
- Data covers a 16-year period from 1999 to 2015.
- Breakdowns are provided by UK country, mill size, and softwood source.
- Released twice a year with provisional and final figures to support official statistics.
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
- 1999 to 2015
- Freshness
- Released twice a year (provisional in May, final in September).
- Geography
- UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)