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Key Facts and Figures

The industry revenue for the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry in the UK in 2008/2009 was £3.16 billion
In addition to the industry revenue, the economic benefits of tourism-related spend from boating is estimated to be up to a further £2.2 billion
There are around 34,300 full time equivalent staff employed within the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry in 2008/9
An estimated 3,221 boats over 2.5 metres were manufactured in the UK in 2009
Up to 3.7 million adults participated in boating and watersport activities in the UK or abroad in 2009
There are an estimated 560,000 boats over 2.5m kept in the UK - owned personally and commercially
There are approximately 680,000 UK households that own a boat, including canoes/kayaks, rowing boats and windsurf boards, kept in the UK or abroad
The latest marine industry trends survey published in July 2010 reflects slow but steady improvements as marine industry continues to recover from the recession
The wider economic benefit of marinas in terms of value added impact is estimated to be seven times larger than the core provision of berths. There are around 238 coastal marinas in the UK and Channel Islands and the 227 inland marinas.

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