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12. Table 4 primarily shows that, with the exception of Highland, around 85-90% of crushed rock is retained in the area where it was produced, with the North East of Scotland, Orkney and Western Isles all retaining 100% of the material they produce. Again, the Highland figures will be strongly influenced by Glensanda. East Central Scotland, North East Scotland, the South of Scotland and West Central Scotland all imported crushed rock with East Central Scotland needing to import 33% to meet demand.

13. Distribution of sand and gravel shows a slightly smaller proportion of product generally retained in the region although East Central Scotland was both a significant exporter and importer of material with, overall, a significant proportion of material being supplied from sites outwith the region.

14. Overall, exports to England from Scottish quarries was nearly 2 mts and further afield over 3.5 mts. These exports will be predominately from Glensanda. This means that, overall, 18.5% of Scotland's aggregates are supplied to markets outwith Scotland. This position has not changed significantly since the previous Survey in 1993.

15. The import and export figures are shown as region to region flows in Table 5. These confirm that the flow of material in East Central Scotland for both crushed rock and sand and gravel is from the neighbouring South of Scotland, Tayside and Fife and West Central Scotland regions. Elsewhere, the figures show that flows between neighbouring regions are common and highlight the need to adopt a cautionary approach when identifying "market" areas.

TABLE 4: DESTINATION

Crushed Rock	Production	Retained in Region	Imports to Region	Retained + Imports	England	Outside UK	% Retained in Region	% imported
East Central	2520	2246	825	3071	58	0	89	33
Highlands	5936	500	30	530	1644	3448	8	1
North East	1321	1321	212	1533	0	0	100	16
Orkney	53	53	0	53	0	0	100	0
Shetland	173	131	0	131	40	2	76	0
South	1217	1044	248	1292	27	1	86	20
Tayside and Fife	2493	2196	5	2201	20	1	88	0
West Central	8062	7125	492	7617	45	60	88	6
Western Isles	177	177	0	177	0	0	100	0
Sand and gravel	Production	Retained in Region	Imports to Region	Retained + Imports	England	Outside UK	% Retained in Region	% imported
East Central	371	135	1193	1328	0	0	36	322
Highlands	491	404	0	404	30	53	82	0
North East	926	753	3	756	0	0	81	0
Orkney	2	2	0	2	0	0	100	0
Shetland	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a
South	573	384	16	400	64	0	67	3
Tayside and Fife	1813	1446	177	1623	0	0	80	10
West Central	3309	2481	344	2825	0	0	75	10
Western Isles	27	27	0	27	0	0	100	0

TABLE 5: REGIONAL FLOW DISTRIBUTION TO

Crushed Rock	East Central	Highland	North East	Orkney	Shetland	South	Tayside and Fife	West Central	Western Isles	England	Outside GB
East Central	2,246					116		100		58		2520
Highland		500	8					335		1,644	3,448	5935
North East			1,321									1321
Orkney				53								53
Shetland					131					40	2	173
South	100					1,044		45		27	1	1217
Tayside and Fife	34	25	199			6	2,196	12		20	2	2494
West Central	691	5	5			126	5	7,125		45	60	8062
Western Isles									177			177
Total Consumed	3,071	530	1,533	53	131	1,292	2,201	7,617	177	1,834	3,513	21952
Sand and Gravel	East Central	Highlands	North East	Orkney	Shetland	South	Tayside and Fife	West Central	Western Isles	England	Outside GB
East Central	135					13	3	220				371
Highlands		404						4		30	53	491
North East			753				173					926
Orkney				2								2
Shetland												0
South	39					384		86		64		573
Tayside and Fife	329		3			1	1446	34				1813
West Central	825					2	1	2481				3309
Western Isles									27			27
Total Consumed	1328	404	756	2	0	400	1623	2825	27	94	53	7512

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