Scotland's marine economic statistics 2016

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


Table 20 : Economic Overview - Turnover time series by industry, 2008 to 2016, £ million

Description 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
03.1: Fishing1 452 516 496 553 518 478 541 455 571
03.2: Aquaculture2 415 488 617 656 594 729 763 683 797
09.1: Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction 6,775 7,162 6,226 5,971 6,215 6,372 6,966 6,863 4,483
10.2: Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 1,235 1,618 1,593 1,371 1,400 1,635 1,737 1,597 1,602
30.1: Building of ships and boats & 33.15: Repair and maintenance of ships and boats 914 1,448 1,560 1,532 1,610 1,276 1,448 1,668 1,001
42.91: Construction of water projects & 52.22: Service activities incidental to water transportation 538 602 449 592 852 1,022 837 863 672
50.1: Sea and coastal passenger water transport 311 374 259 382 328 365 338 223 168
50.2: Sea and coastal freight water transport 439 366 328 380 267 366 276 242 178
77.34: Renting and leasing of water transport equipment 21 20 11 13 12 12 13 18 14
Marine Tourism3 892 746 830 871 937 996 1,013 913 1,031
Marine economy total 11,992 13,340 12,370 12,322 12,733 13,253 13,931 13,524 10,517

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

Footnotes
Turnover 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.
SABS categories for oil and gas services changed between 2010 and 2011. See section 16.7.

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