Building materials statistics: administrative sources
Updated 6 November 2024
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Statement of Administrative Sources used to compile construction material trade statistics, published by the Business Statistics Team, Department for Business and Trade
| Aspect | Definition | Statement |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Admin Source | Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) | |
| Brief Description | Value and quantity of overseas trade in construction materials and components | |
| Collection | Outline of the process through which the system’s raw data is captured | All trade is collected from customs declarations from January 2022, except for imports into Northern Ireland which are collected through the Intrastat survey |
| Application | Description of the main applications/uses to which the administrative or management data are put before they are transformed into official statistics | The Business Statistics Team publishes collated quarterly data from the OTS for materials and components relating to construction. The published data is split by EU and non-EU. |
| Access and Dissemination | Summary of arrangements put in place for sharing and disseminating the administrative/management data, either inside or outside the organisation, during the period before they are converted into official statistics. | HMRC make the data available online at UK Trade Info |
| Statistical Publication | Listing of each of the ‘Official’ or ‘National’ statistics series derived from each system. | Building Materials and Components statistics (Accredited Official Statistics) |
| Synergies | Mapping which explains the relationship between any public manifestations of the administrative/management data, and any subsequent statistical releases or publications. | HMRC publish OTS statistics monthly at both aggregate and disaggregated levels |