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

The graph illustrates how the contributions of agriculture, manufacturing,

and

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business and financial services to the UK

economy

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changed over the 20th

century

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, the financial and business

sector

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saw a remarkable rise, the manufacturing sector witnessed a steady decrease, and agriculture had undergone a dramatic decline by the end of the

century

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. Manufacturing accounted for around 45% of the

economy

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in 1900 and decreased steadily to approximately 15% by the end of the

century

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, the contribution of business and financial services increased remarkably during the

century

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. To be exact, it began the

century

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at less than 5% of the

economy

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and

then

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kept climbing rapidly and reached approximately 35% in 2000. Agriculture,

on the other hand

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, made up the greatest portion of the

economy

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in both 1900 and 1950, at around 50% of the total. By 1975

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had shrunk to just over 10%

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1975 and continued to drop steeply, ending the

century

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at around 2% of the total contributions to the UK

economy

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