The line graph illustrates the contributions of five main industrial sectors to a nation’s economy from 2005 to 2009. The pie chart compares the proportion of Australian workers in 2009.
Overall, there were increases in contributions of service, mining, and construction sectors, whereas an opposite pattern was witnessed in agriculture and manufacturing spheres. Notably, service industry contributed the most for Australia’s economy throughout the period. In addition, in 2009, the majority of employment came from services, while the total of workers in other sectors were by far smaller.
Regarding the distributions of five industries: in 2005, services topped the economic list with around 45%, followed by the figures for construction and manufacturing, at approximately 10% and 12% respectively. Meanwhile, the contributions of agriculture and mining were much lower, at roughly 6% each. Over the following of four years, services remained the dominant sectors due to a significant growth, peaking at nearly 50% in 2009. Following a similar trend but to a smaller extent, the figures for construction and mining finally settled at around 9%. By contrast, that for manufacturing and agriculture declined considerably by roughly 5% each in 2009.
Turning to the employment of five industrial sectors: in 2009, over half of employees working in services, at 57.5%, which nearly tripled the figure for mining, at 18.8%. Meanwhile, the percentage of other sectors accounted for around 12% each, except for agriculture, which registered the least figure, comprising only 5.9% in total