Band 7+: The graph below shows the contribution of three sectors - agrieulture, manufacuring, and business and financial services - to the UK economy in the twentieth century. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows how agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services impacted the UK economy during the twentieth century.

Overall, it is clear that agriculture was a bigger contributor compared to the other sectors. While the percentage of manufacturing declined gradually, and business and financial step by step rise,agriculture faced a steep drop.

Firstly, manufacturing started at about 45% in the early 1900’s , but by the end of the century, it had decreased significantly. On the other hand, agriculture wich played the main role in the UK economy, fell sharply throughout to beginning of the the twentieth century. In 1900, it made up about 49% , but by 2000, this had decreased about 2%.

In contrast, the business and financial services sector grew steadily, becoming the largest part of the economy by the end of the century. In 1900, this sector was the smallest, but by 2000, it had risen to around 35%. This increase was largely due to technological development of the country