Shipbuilding

HC Deb 19 October 1981 vol 10 cc43-4W

Mr. Chris Patten

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the United Kingdom's share of world shipbuilding production in each year since 1945.

Mr. Wakeham:

The available information is as follows:

United Kingdom's Percentage share of World Completions*: Merchant Ships (100 Gross Tons and Over)
Year	Per cent.
1945	N/A
1946	N/A
1947	50.2
1948	48.9
1949	43.4
1950	42.7
1951	37.7
1952	30.0
1953	25.3
1954	27.4
1955	26.6
1956	23.2
1957	17.5
1958	16.2
1959	15.9
1960	15.5
1961	17.2
1962	12.4
1963	12.1
1964	8.3
1965	10.9
1966	7.6
1967	7.8
1968	6.2
1969	4.4
1970	6.3
1971	5.1

Year	Per cent.
1972	4.5
1973	3.5
1974	3.6
1975	3.4
1976	4.4
1977	3.7
1978	6.2
1979	4.8
1980	3.4

^* Based on gross registered tons Source: Lloyd's Register of Shipping