The bar chart below illustrates five different industries' percentage share of Country B's economy in 2005 and 2015 with a forecast for 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart below illustrates five different industries' percentage share of Country B's economy in 2005 and 2015 with a forecast for 2025.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart shows us five different areas of business in the economy of a certain country, how they grew between 2005 and 2015 and forecasts for 2025.
Overall
, the picture is varied depending on the industry. Finance is the biggest contributor to the economy each year, with 30 per
cent
in 2005, rising steadily across the period to around 42 per
cent
in 2025.
By contrast
, manufacturing shows a sharp decline over the period, falling from slightly more than 20 per
cent
of the economy in 2005, to 5 per
cent
by 2025. Tourism
also
declined between 2005 and 2015, falling from about 25 per
cent
to about 20 per
cent
, but is expected to level off and remain at about 20 per
cent
in 2025. The food processing and fossil fuels sectors show similar patterns. Both went through growth from 2005 and 2015. The former more than doubled to 21 per
cent
and the latter grew from 25 to 30 per
cent
.
However
, both are expected to return to 2005 levels in 2025.
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