The graph illustrates changes that took place in the contribution of agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services in the UK over a hundred-year period.
Overall, the given information shows that the percentage of agriculture had become far lower by 2000, while the figure for business and financial services had increased significantly.
To begin with, there was a downward trend among two sectors, namely agriculture and manufacturing. The percentage of the former was the greatest, with about 49% in 1900, while the figure of the latter was slightly lower, with about 45%. In 1950, agriculture experienced a slight increase to 53%, whereas the proportion of manufacturing declined by 6%. However, in the subsequent period, the percentage of agriculture underwent a dramatic fall to about four times less. Significantly fewer agriculture products were contributed in 2000, with around 2%, and the proportion of manufacturing declined to 15%.
By contrast, there was an upward trend in the proportion of business and financial services. Although in 1900 it was far less than the others, with about 4% and a likewise trend was shown in 1950 with around 10%, the situation changed in 1975 because it exceeded the proportion of agriculture, with 20%. By 2000, it had increased considerably to 35%, making it the most popular sector.
