THE GRAPH BELOW THE CONTRIBUTION OF THREE SECTORS - AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND BUSINESSES AND FINANCIAL SERVICES - TO THE UK ECONOMY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. v.2

The bar chart illustrates data about the amount of impact of various factors to the economic United Kingdom from 1900 to 2000. Overall, what stands out from the graph is that there was a downward trend in manufacturing while the other figures rose over the period in the question. As regards agriculture, this figure reached a peak of around 50%, and then there was a considerable fluctuation between 1900 and 2000. Following this, the percentage of agriculture bottomed out at just under 5% in 2000. This was the same for manufacturing. It started at just over 45% in 1900 before decreasing significantly, at approximately 15% in 2000. Turning to the details, The business and financial began to the lowest, at just 5%. However, these figures rose dramatically and reached a peak of about 35% in 2000. In conclusion, it is noticeable that both agriculture and manufacture had a downturn whereas there was a huge contribution in business and finance to the economy of the United Kingdom over the 20 years.