UK round fencing manufacturers data from 1999 to 2016, covering number of manufacturers and softwood consumption. The dataset is broken down by UK nation, mill size, and source of softwood. It is produced by the Forestry Commission and released twice a year to support official forestry statistics.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional manufacturing capacity based on the number of manufacturers per UK nation.
- Model softwood supply chains based on the source of softwood (UK grown vs. imported).
- Assess industry structure based on the breakdown by size of mill.
- Track long-term trends in the fencing manufacturing sector based on the 1999-2016 time series.
Strengths
- Covers a 17-year period from 1999 to 2016.
- Provides breakdowns by UK nation, mill size, and softwood source.
- Released twice yearly with provisional and final figures.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Forestry Commission
- Time Range
- 1999 to 2016
- Freshness
- Final figures are released in September each year.
- Geography
- United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)