The table reveals the
profits
before tax of Australian companies in the late 1980s, split by Use synonyms
sectors
.
In general, the Use synonyms
overall
trend was definitely upward for the Linking Words
profits
gained by the top three Use synonyms
sectors
, with manufacturing earning the largest sum throughout the years. Use synonyms
In contrast
,Linking Words
profits
in other Use synonyms
sectors
witnessed a plunge in the final period.
From 1986 to 1987, the manufacturing sector earned over $4.6 Use synonyms
million
. Since Use synonyms
then
, the figure rose steadily by about 2, reaching the record high of over 8.6 in 1988-89, before dropping slightly to around 7.8 in 1989-1990. Linking Words
Conversely
, mining hit a low of above $3.8 Linking Words
million
in the third period Use synonyms
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then
peaked at almost $5 Correct word choice
and then
million
in the end, marking a growth of roughly $1.2 Use synonyms
million
since 1986.
Retail trade, though made the smallest Use synonyms
profits
in the top three, witnessed a consistent rise from over $0.6 Use synonyms
million
to approximately $1.4 Use synonyms
million
after 4 years. The Use synonyms
profits
of other Use synonyms
sectors
improved constantly from about $1.2 Use synonyms
million
in the period of 1986 and 1987 to roughly $1.7 Use synonyms
million
by 1989, when they suddenly plummeted to nearly $0.4 Use synonyms
million
in 1989 and 1990Use synonyms
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