The Market Desk

Stone moves.
Context matters.

A clear starting point for reading the natural stone trade. Every figure needs a year, a defined scope and a source you can inspect.

Start with the classificationHS 6802

Worked monumental
or building stone

This heading includes worked stone and articles made from it. It is not a measure of the entire natural stone market. Raw stone and slate can sit under other headings.

UN commodity classifications
Publication status

Reliable data starts
with a visible trail.

The statistics desk is being prepared. The launch brief contains historic trade estimates; we have not presented them as current or independently verified figures.

Published updates will state the reporting year, HS revision, reporting countries, currency, retrieval date and any limitations.

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