Scotland's marine economic statistics 2016
The publication presents economic statistics for industrial categories defined as part of the marine sector.
Table 18: Economic Overview - Scotland’s marine economic statistics by sector, 2016
| GVA £M | Turnover £M | Employment ‘000s 5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry sector | GVA | % of Scotland Marine Economy | % of Scotland total economy4 | Turnover | % of Scotland Marine Economy | Employment 000’s | % of Scotland Marine Economy | % of Scotland total economy | |
| 03.1: Fishing1 | 296 | 4% | 0.22% | 571 | 5% | 4.8 | 6% | 0.19% | |
| 03.2: Aquaculture2 | 216 | 2% | 0.16% | 797 | 8% | 2.3 | 3% | 0.09% | |
| 09.1: Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction | 1,631 | 55% | 1.24% | 4,483 | 43% | 19.7 | 26% | 0.76% | |
| 10.2: Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | 391 | 6% | 0.30% | 1,602 | 15% | 7.6 | 10% | 0.29% | |
| 30.1: Building of ships and boats & 33.15: Repair and maintenance of ships and boats | 202 | 9% | 0.15% | 1,001 | 10% | 7.0 | 9% | 0.27% | |
| 42.91: Construction of water projects & 52.22: Service activities incidental to water transportation | 422 | 10% | 0.32% | 672 | 6% | 4.0 | 5% | 0.15% | |
| 50.1: Sea and coastal passenger water transport | 63 | 2% | 0.05% | 168 | 2% | 1.4 | 2% | 0.05% | |
| 50.2: Sea and coastal freight water transport | 65 | 2% | 0.05% | 178 | 2% | 0.5 | 1% | 0.02% | |
| 77.34: Renting and leasing of water transport equipment | 8 | 0% | 0.01% | 14 | 0% | 0.1 | 0% | 0.00% | |
| Marine Tourism3 | 554 | 10% | 0.42% | 1,031 | 10% | 27.9 | 37% | 1.08% | |
| Marine economy total | 3,849 | 100% | 2.92% | 10,517 | 100% | 75.3 | 100% | 2.91% | |
| Scotland total | 131,636 | 2,587.6 | |||||||
Source: Marine Scotland, Scottish Annual Business Statistics, Office for National Statistics
Footnotes: Turnover and GVA adjusted for inflation based on 2016 price estimates.
1 – Fishing values taken from Marine Scotland Sea Fisheries Statistics, GVA estimated using Marine Scotland and Seafish Statistics.
2 – Aquaculture values taken from Marine Scotland Aquaculture Surveys, GVA estimated using Marine Scotland and DCF statistics.
3 – Marine tourism values include specific tourism SIC groups (See Annex A) within 100m of the coast.
4 - Scotland total GVA is from Quarterly National Accounts Scotland Scotland employment is from Business Register and Employment Survey
5 - Employment figures are head counts (not adjusted to Full Time Equivalents).
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