Current U.S. Shipbuilding Statistics

This section provides current statistical information relating to the U.S. shipbuilding industry

Statistics from MARAD's Annual Survey of Shipyards

(which has not been published since 2004)

Shipyards:  Numbers of major U.S. shipyards, by type, annually, from 1973 through 2004

Berths/Docks:  Numbers of building berths and dry-docks in major U.S. shipyards, by type, annually, from 1976 through 2004

Jobs:  Employment in shipbuilding and repairing, annually, from 1923 through 2004

Jobs by Yard:  Employment in the major individual shipbuilding yards, annually, from 1973 through 2004

Wages:  Hourly wages in shipbuilding and repairing, annually, from 1961 through 2004

Deliveries:   Deliveries from U.S. shipyards, annually, from 1977 through 2004

Statistics from MARAD's Annual Report

Subsidies:   Construction subsidies (CDS) paid to U.S. shipbuilders and operating subsidies (ODS/MSP) paid to U.S. ship operators, annually, from 1936 through 2007

Statistics from the Bureau of the Census

Employment:  Employment in shipbuilding and repairing, plus boatbuilding, annually, from 1958 through 2007

Output:  Output in shipbuilding and repairing, plus boatbuilding, annually, from 1958 through 2007

Payroll:   Payroll in shipbuilding and repairing, plus boatbuilding, annually, from 1958 through 2007

Revenues:   Revenues in shipbuilding and repairing, plus boatbuilding, annually, from 1987 through 2007

Cap Ex:  Capital expenditures in shipbuilding and repairing, annually, from 1958 through 2007

Statistics from Other Sources

Index of U.S. Shipbuilding Costs:   Index developed for the Navy by the BLS, annually, from 1939 through 2006

Statistics Maintained on This Web Site

U.S. Shipbuilding Deliveries in 2009:  Self-propelled vessels, large barges and inland barges delivered in 2009

U.S. Shipbuilding Deliveries in 2008:  Self-propelled vessels, large barges and inland tank barges delivered in 2008

U.S. Shipbuilding Deliveries in 2007:  Self-propelled vessels, large barges and inland tank barges delivered in 2007

U.S. Shipbuilding Activity, 2000-2007:  Numbers of commercial vessels built in the U.S., by type, 2000-2007

Major U.S. Navy Shipbuilding Programs:  Record of construction of all current Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding programs, including all active ships as well as those still under construction or on order

Major U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding Programs:  Record of construction of all major recent and current commercial shipbuilding programs involving oceangoing cargo ships, including all active ships as well as those still under construction or on order

Sales of U.S. Shipyards:  All reported sales and near-sales of U.S. shipyards since 1980