VAT registered businesses |
Table 6.7 shows the number of VAT-registered businesses classified under forestry and primary wood processing. The headings shown potentially include businesses not traditionally regarded as forestry or primary wood processing, and some businesses that are traditionally included in forestry and primary wood processing are excluded as they are classified to other headings of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).
A total of 2,980 forestry businesses, 810 sawmilling businesses, 145 panels businesses and 345 pulp & paper businesses were registered for VAT purposes in the UK at the start of 2007.
Table 6.7 Number1 of VAT-registered businesses at start of year by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)2, 1998-2007
Year | SIC 02 | SIC 20.1 | SIC 20.2 | SIC 21.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 3 325 | 1 160 | 195 | 555 |
1999 | 3 310 | 1 105 | 190 | 525 |
2000 | 3 275 | 1 035 | 185 | 495 |
2001 | 3 200 | 1 005 | 180 | 470 |
2002 | 3 140 | 965 | 180 | 445 |
2003 | 3 130 | 930 | 180 | 405 |
2004 | 3 115 | 885 | 170 | 375 |
2005 | 3 065 | 845 | 165 | 365 |
2006 | 3 025 | 825 | 160 | 350 |
2007 | 2 980 | 810 | 145 | 345 |
Source: Business start ups and closures: VAT registrations and deregistrations (Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, 2007).
Notes:
1. All figures are rounded by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to the nearest multiple of 5.
2. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) categories are:
02 (forestry, logging & related services);
20.1 (sawmilling and planing of wood, impregnation of wood);
20.2 (manufacture of veneer sheets, manufacture of plywood, laminboard, particleboard and other panels and boards);
21.1 (manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard).