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Monthly Statistics of Building Materials & Components
 
This publication includes the latest detailed information on selected building materials and contains monthly data on price indices, bricks, cement and concrete blocks; and quarterly data on sand & gravel, slate, concrete roofing tiles and ready-mixed concrete.

Sample issues are available via the links on the right.
 
In addition, there is annual and quarterly information on the value of total overseas trade in building materials by imports and exports for the United Kingdom.
 
Apart from price indices and overseas trade, the information is in volume terms for production, deliveries and stocks. It is collected from the producers of each building material.
 
Information for calculating the price indices is collected by the Office for National Statistics and those relating to building materials are reproduced in this publication. Overseas trade is collected by Customs & Excise from which that relating to the values for building materials is extracted.
 
For further information about building materials email materialstats@berr.gov.uk
 
 
Monthly Statement of Bricks, Blocks & Cement
 
This publication includes the latest provisional information on bricks blocks and cement. The information is a month later than the previous publication but is less detailed.