The graph below shows the contribution of three sectors- agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services- to the UK economy in the twentieth century.

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of three different selected British economic sectors : agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services, over a 100-year period, in 1990 and 2000.

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percentages of all comparing sectors in the UK except business and financial services underwent a downward trend throughout the given time frame,

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dropped significantly in the second half of the twentieth century. Agriculture began its first record with the highest percentages among others at just below 50% in 1900 and reached its peak in the next 50 years at approximately 52%. It can be clearly observed that its value considerably plummeted to around 10% in 1975 and dropped to its lowest figure and rank in 2000 at about 2%. In 1990, Manufacturing

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accounted for the second largest percentage at around 45% and its numbers constantly went down year by year to about 15% in 2000. In regards to business and financial services, though it had the smallest portion of

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in the first compared year with only less than 10%, its value grew relatively constant and

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the other two sectors with just under 40% in 2000.