The bar chart below shows the sector contributions to India’s gross domestic product from 1960 to 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart below shows the sector contributions to India’s gross domestic product from 1960 to 2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The provided chart illustrates the significance of three sectors, namely
Agriculture
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,
Services
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, and Industry, in India's gross domestic product (GDP) between 1960 and 2000. In general,
Agriculture
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was the leading contributor to the GDP from 1960 to 1980,
while
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Services
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took over as the highest contributor from 1990 to 2000.
Agriculture
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experienced a decline in its contribution over the period,
whereas
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Services
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showed an increasing trend. Meanwhile, the Industry sector reported a slight rise throughout the years. In terms of
Agriculture
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, its contribution started at more than 60 per
cent
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in 1960 and
then
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dramatically fell to around 15 per
cent
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in the final year. During the period from 1960 to 1980,
agriculture
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held the highest share of the GDP.
However
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, in 1990, it became the second-largest sector, contributing nearly 30 per
cent
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.
Subsequently
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, its contribution decreased, reaching the lowest percentage of nearly 15 per
cent
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in 2000.
On the other hand
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,
Services
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began at roughly 15 per
cent
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in 1960 and steadily rose to close to 25 per
cent
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in 1990. There was a significant increase in 1990, surpassing 40 per
cent
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, and continued to rise considerably, reaching around 60 per
cent
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in the final year.
In contrast
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, the Industry sector started at around 14 per
cent
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, with a slight difference compared to
Services
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in 1990, and
then
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showed a small increase to more than 25 per
cent
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in 1980. Afterwards, it remained relatively stable from 1980 to 2000.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words agriculture, services, cent with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
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