The line graph illustrates the contributions of five different industries to the Australian economy from 2005 to 2009. The pie chart compares the total employment rate in 2009.
Overall, while agriculture, manufactoring showed a downward trend and mining stayed stable throughout the period, others increased. Service industry had the highest employment rate and contribution to economy.
Service industry in Australia contributed about 45% to economy in 2005, and the percentage increased steadily to around 50% in 2009. Similarly, construction contribution grew from 10% in 2005 to approximately 12% in 2009. The highest employment rate in Australia accounted for 57.5% in service, while construction made up 13.1%, being the second major sector in 2009.
Both agriculture and manufactoring sector decreased gradually by approximately 1% between 2005 and 2009, having about 3% and 11% in 2009, respectively. Meanwhile, mining industry remained unchanged at roughly 8%. When added together, construction and manufactoring made up slighly above one quarter of the total employment rate, while agriculture had the lowest proportion of 5.9% in 2009.