UK Round Fencing Manufacturers and Softwood Consumption, 1999-2019

Provisional data from 1999 to 2019 on UK round fencing manufacturers, covering the number of manufacturers and softwood consumption. The dataset is broken down by UK nation, mill size, and softwood source (UK grown or imported). It is produced by the Forestry Commission and released twice yearly to support official forestry statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in UK softwood consumption based on source (UK grown vs. imported).
• Compare the scale of round fencing manufacturing activity across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Study the structure of the manufacturing industry based on the size of mill breakdown.
• Support policy and market analysis for the forestry and wood products sector.

Strengths

• Provides a 20-year time series from 1999 to 2019.
• Data is disaggregated by UK nation, mill size, and softwood source.
• Released on a regular schedule (twice yearly) to support official statistics.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:12:30.350313; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)