Sales by UK manufacturers have seen particularly large increases in the last two years of the period. The Department does not hold information about domestically grown timber. The information is not available for England or Great Britain. The following table provides aggregate information for the value of sawn wood, densified wood, particle board, laminated wood and fibreboard (i) imported into the UK and (ii) sold by UK manufacturers.<\/p>
<\/p>
£m, current prices<\/p><\/td> | Imports into UK<\/p><\/td> | UK Manufacturers Sales<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010<\/p><\/td> | 939.3<\/p><\/td> | 646.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011<\/p><\/td> | 852.5<\/p><\/td> | 652.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012<\/p><\/td> | 835.7<\/p><\/td> | 719.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2013<\/p><\/td> | 937.5<\/p><\/td> | 733.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2014<\/p><\/td> | 1,097.7<\/p><\/td> | 769.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2015<\/p><\/td> | 1,043.5<\/p><\/td> | 777.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2016<\/p><\/td> | 1,249.7<\/p><\/td> | 861.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2017<\/p><\/td> | 1,371.1<\/p><\/td> | 1,219.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Sources:<\/p> UK Manufacturers Sales \u2013 Office for National Statistics UK Manufacturers' Sales by Product (PRODCOM)<\/em><\/p> Imports into UK \u2013 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components<\/em><\/p>"}
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