The bar chart illustrates the percentage of the UK’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) generated by the manufacturing and service industries between 1992 and 2000.
Overall, both sectors experienced growth over the period shown, although the increase in the manufacturing industry was considerably more pronounced. While the figure for services rose gradually, manufacturing saw a particularly sharp increase towards the end of the period.
In 1992, manufacturing accounted for approximately 6% of the UK’s GDP, compared with around 4% for the service industry. By 1994, the figure for manufacturing had risen to about 8%, while the contribution of services increased to roughly 6%. In 1996, manufacturing remained stable at approximately 8%, whereas the service sector continued to grow, reaching around 7%.
The most significant changes occurred during the final four years. The proportion of GDP generated by manufacturing climbed dramatically from about 8% in 1996 to 12% in 1998, before reaching approximately 15% in 2000. By contrast, the service industry grew much more moderately, increasing from around 7% to 8% and then to approximately 8.5% over the same period. Consequently, by 2000, manufacturing contributed almost twice as much to the UK’s GDP as the service sector