UK round fencing manufacturers from 1999 to 2017, covering number of manufacturers and softwood consumption. The data are broken down by region, mill size, and source of softwood. Provisional figures are released twice a year by the Government Digital Service.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional manufacturing trends based on breakdown by England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and UK.
- Assess softwood supply chain dependencies based on source of softwood (UK grown/Imported).
- Evaluate industry structure based on breakdown by size of mill.
- Track annual production and consumption changes based on the 1999-2017 time series.
- Support forestry statistics publications based on the dataset's stated purpose.
Strengths
- Data covers a 19-year period from 1999 to 2017.
- Data is broken down by multiple dimensions: region, mill size, and softwood source.
- Provisional figures are released twice a year, suggesting regular updates.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to UK-only coverage.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- 1999 to 2017
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- UK, broken down by England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland