Introduction
Each year the Forestry Commission, with the support of the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, conducts the following surveys to collect data on the UK timber industry:
- Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey
- Sawmill Survey
- Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers
The information from these surveys, together with data collected from other sources (e.g. trade associations), is then used to produce statistics to monitor the state of the timber industry and the balance between supply and demand. These statistics have a range of uses, including:
- providing information about the economy;
- informing policy and programme development;
- informing policy and programme evaluation & monitoring;
- promoting the benefits of forestry.
In addition, the statistics contribute to international statistics on wood production and trade.
Results from these surveys are published annually in:
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UK Wood Production and Trade (provisional figures) - available in May;
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Forestry Statistics - available in September;
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Forestry Facts & Figures - available in September.
Forestry Statistics also includes further information on our surveys (see the Sources chapter).
Information for businesses participating in our surveys
Requests for 2011 data are being issued in the week commencing 16 January 2012. Please retain the reference number provided in your request to enable you to complete the survey online. If you have lost your reference number, please contact us (see below).
Completing the surveys online
To complete the surveys online, simply click on the relevant link from the list below, then enter your reference number and other data, as required. If you wish to print a copy of your completed questionnaire, please do so before clicking on the submit button to send us the form.
We would welcome any comments on the web-based questionnaires for these surveys, and you can use the comments box at the foot of the questionnaire. This will help us to improve the forms for the future. You can also use the comments box to provide any further explanation of the figures you have supplied.
If you have any queries on the surveys, please contact us:
- by e-mail to statistics@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or
- by telephone on 0131 314 6171
