The bar chart reveals how agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services contributed to the UK economy in the 20th century.
Overall, it is clear that business and financial saw an increased over the period, while manufacturing witnessed a decreased. Another interesting change is that agriculture had a dramatic decline in the end of the century.
Business and financial services contributed with a proportion of around 5% in 1900 then had a dramatic increase to approximately 35% in 2000. By contrast, manufacturing which accounted roughly 45% in the economy of the UK in 1900 and steadily declined to around 15% in the end of the period.
Agriculture, on the other hand, made up the greatest proportion of the economy in both years 1900 and 1950 at around 50% of the total. By 1975, this had shrunk to just over 10% and continued to drop steeply, ending up at around 20% of the total contribution to the UK economy.
The bar chart reveals how agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services contributed to the UK
economy
in the 20th century.
Overall
, it is
clear
that business and financial
saw
an increased over the period, while manufacturing witnessed a decreased. Another interesting
change
is that agriculture had a dramatic decline in the
end
of the century.
Business and financial services contributed with a proportion of
around
5% in 1900 then had a dramatic increase to approximately 35% in 2000. By contrast, manufacturing which accounted roughly 45% in the
economy
of the UK in 1900 and
steadily
declined to
around
15% in the
end
of the period.
Agriculture,
on the other hand
, made up the greatest proportion of the
economy
in both years 1900 and 1950 at
around
50% of the total. By 1975, this had shrunk to
just
over 10% and continued to drop
steeply
, ending up at
around
20% of the total contribution to the UK
economy
.