Slate blocks and cladding production Great Britain

The annual production of slate for cladding, decorative and crude slate blocks in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020 can be expressed in metric tons. In 2009 there is a decline of approximately 43% compared to the previous year. On the following years there is a modest fluctuation on the production volume, achieving the amount of 27,922 metric tons produced in 2018. In 2020, around 26,401 metric tons of slate for cladding, decorative and crude slate blocks was produced.

The construction sector in Great Britain saw a decline in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After several months, numbers rose to more average heights once more.

Annual production of slate blocks, cladding and decorative slate in England, Scotland and Wales from 2006 to 2020 (in metric tons)

Characteristic	Production in metric tons
2020	26,401
2019	-
2018	27,922
2017	25,962
2016	28,628
2015	29,990
2014	30,900
2013	32,419
2012	29,634
2011	30,665
2010	28,001
2009	33,759
2008	59,644
2007	65,260
2006	61,612

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2006 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Figures are seasonally adjusted.

Figure for 2019 unknown.

Response for 2020 islower than normal due to sites and/or site offices being closed due to Covid-19 restrictions, meaning that the majority of figures required suppression.

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