Scotland's marine economic statistics 2016

The publication presents economic statistics for industrial categories defined as part of the marine sector.


Table 19 : Economic Overview - GVA time series by industry, 2008 to 2016, £ million

Description 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
03.1: Fishing1 182 226 202 245 228 203 280 221 296
03.2: Aquaculture2 108 128 163 174 157 220 254 110 216
09.1: Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 3,392 2,886 2,892 2,281 2,659 2,388 2,204 2,558 1,631
10.2: Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 288 332 347 355 291 401 430 320 391
30.1: Building of ships and boats & 33.15: Repair and maintenance of ships and boats 233 538 540 529 489 433 529 442 202
42.91: Construction of water projects & 52.22: Service activities incidental to water transportation 316 423 249 341 364 536 483 506 422
50.1: Sea and coastal passenger water transport 95 78 87 50 98 95 128 89 63
50.2: Sea and coastal freight water transport 147 111 167 189 152 77 85 84 65
77.34: Renting and leasing of water transport equipment 11 9 6 7 5 7 5 10 8
Marine Tourism3 453 357 410 427 473 543 569 489 554
Marine economy total 5,225 5,088 5,063 4,599 4,915 4,901 4,967 4,830 3,849

Source: Marine Scotland, Scottish Annual Business Statistics, Office for National Statistics

Footnotes
GVA adjusted for inflation based on 2016 price estimates.
1 – Fishing GVA estimated using Marine Scotland and Seafish Statistics.
2 – Aquaculture GVA estimated using Marine Scotland and DCF statistics.
3 – Marine tourism GVA includes specific tourism SIC groups within 100m of the coast.
SABS categories for oil and gas services changed between 2010 and 2011. See section 16.7.

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