The bar chart illustrates the contribution of three selected sectors (agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services) to the economy of the United Kingdom from 1900 to 2000.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that the proportion of businesses and financial services showed a significant increase. While the impact of agriculture and manufacturing sectors declined dramatically at the end of the given period.
In 1900, the agriculture and manufacturing segments contributed around 46% and 48%, respectively, whereas the business and financial services sectors gained about 2%. In the years 1950 and 1975, manufacturing decreased to 40 and 36 percent, while agriculture reached its highest point at approximately 53%, but in 1975, this rate decreased significantly to 10%. Also, the contribution from trade and financial services increased slightly to 22% in 1975.
In 2000, the manufacturing sector’s contribution declined by about 18%, whereas the contribution of the agriculture segment dropped only to 1%. By contrast, the business and financial sectors peaked at fewer than 40%.