| Change since | |
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1970 |
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1990 |
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1998 |
Coverage: Great Britain
Source: ODPM
- Prior to 1994, aggregate output and construction value trends largely mirrored each other. Since then they have diverged, with construction values increasing while aggregate outputs fell and then stabilised.
- Between 1998 and 2001, the value of construction increased by 7 per cent to £60 billion. However, the amount of aggregates quarried increased by only 2 per cent to around 220 million tonnes. This represents a fall from 3.9 to 3.7 million tonnes per £billion construction value.