Task 1
Task 1
namely agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services from 1990 to 2000.
Overall, the contribution of of business and financial services increased over the period,
while that of agriculture and manufacturing to the UK economy witnessed a decrease.
On the one hand, the figure for business and financial contribution increased dramatically
from just under 5% to approximately 35% in 1990 and 2000 respectively. Moreover, The
contribution of business and financial service became the top of the three sectors at the end
of period
On the other hand, there was a slight rise in the contribution of agriculture to British
economy in the first half of the century, starting from just below 50% to over half of the
UK economy. In 1975, the percentage of agricultural contribution dropped to just over
10%, becoming the lowest proportion of the three sectors. Similarly, the contribution of
manufacturing declined during the period, from around 45% in 1990 to about 15% in 2000.
In 1975, manufacturing overcame agriculture, coming to the top of the contribution.