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UK sawmills produced a total of 3.7 million cubic metres of sawn softwood in 2017, a 3% increase from the 2016 figure (Table 2.13).
Sawmills with total annual sawnwood production of 25 thousand cubic metres or more accounted for 85% of the total sawn softwood produced by sawmills in 2017.
Table 2.13 Production of sawn softwood by size of mill, 2008-2017
| Year | Size of mill (total production)1 | Total | ||||||
| <1 | 1 – <5 | 5 – <10 | 10 – <25 | 25 – <50 | 50 – <100 | 100+ | ||
| thousand cubic metres | ||||||||
| 2008 | 18 | 126 | 94 | 315 | 369 | 797 | 1037 | 2755 |
| 2009 | 20 | 118 | 79 | 352 | 376 | 677 | 1187 | 2809 |
| 2010 | 20 | 113 | 79 | 395 | 304 | 693 | 1450 | 3053 |
| 2011 | 18 | 110 | 81 | 374 | 335 | 443 | 1867 | 3227 |
| 2012 | 18 | 108 | 90 | 314 | 393 | 564 | 1874 | 3361 |
| 2013 | 20 | 108 | 88 | 337 | 379 | 404 | 2200 | 3536 |
| 2014 | 20 | 98 | 81 | 332 | 398 | 563 | 2224 | 3716 |
| 2015 | 18 | 98 | 106 | 296 | 466 | 422 | 2045 | 3451 |
| 2016 | 17 | 90 | 101 | 338 | 186 | 597 | 2296 | 3624 |
| 2017 | 17 | 97 | 86 | 374 | 178 | 647 | 2328 | 3728 |
Source: Sawmill Survey
Notes:
1. Categories are based on total sawnwood production (softwood and hardwood), in thousand cubic metres.
Data: Longer time series of the above table are available from the Data Downloads web page at: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/data-downloads/.
Sources chapter: Sawmill Survey