A total of 303 thousand green tonnes of softwood (UK grown and imported) was purchased by softwood fencing manufacturers in 2016 (Table 2.26). This represents a decrease of 4% from the 2015 total of 316 thousand green tonnes.

Table 2.26 Total roundwood purchased by softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2007-2016

^{Source: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers}

^Notes:

^{1. Categories are based on total softwood consumption, in thousand green tonnes.}

^{2. This table includes purchases of both UK grown and imported softwood, whereas table 2.24 relates to UK grown softwood only.}

^{Data: Longer time series of the number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, by size category and by country (England/Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland) are available from the Data Downloads web page.}