Key Facts and Figures

• The industry revenue for the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry in the UK in 2011/2012 was £2.855 billion
  
• International trade is £1.003 billion, 35.1% of the total revenue in 2011/12
  
• There are around 31,000 full time equivalent staff employed within the leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry in 2011/12
  
• An estimated 2,633 boats over 2.5 metres were manufactured in the UK in 2011
  
• The latest marine industry trends survey published in November 2012 reflects how
•  the industry reflects conditions facing the wider economy.
  
• 2.8 million UK adults participated in boating and watersport activities in 2012
  
• There are an estimated 560,000 boats over 2.5m kept in the UK - owned personally and commercially
  
• There are approximately 1.2 million boats/craft owned by UK households, including canoes/kayaks, rowing boats and windsurf boards, kept in the UK or abroad
  
• The latest superyacht uk survey published in September 2012 shows that the superyacht industry is worth just over £440 million in 2011/12
  
• 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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