The bar chart compares the proportion of three economic sectors- including agriculture, manufacturing,

and business and financial services– in the UK economy from 1900 to 2000.

Overall, there was a sharp decline in the agriculture sector over the period shown. The manufacturing
sector experienced a steady fall while the opposite trend can be seen in business and financial services.

According to the chart, in the first half of the twentieth century, although the agriculture sector slightly
increased by a few percent, it still contributed the highest percentage to the UK economy, which
accounts for approximately half of the whole economy. In 1900, the percentage of agriculture was 27
times greater than the smallest sector, which is business and financial services. In 1975, the percentage
of agriculture fell dramatically by 5 times and reached the lowest point at the end of the twentieth
century, which was just about 2 percent of the economy, making agriculture from the first to the last
rank in economic contribution.

Manufacturing sector decreased gradually over the given period, from 45% in 1900 to 15% in 2000.
Manufacturing ranked second in the economy distribution in the twentieth century, except for the year
1975 when manufacturing made up the most of the economic value. On the other hand, there was a
rapid rise in the contribution of business and financial services. The new industries grew ten folds in 100
years, climbing from 3 percent in 1900 to over 30 percent in 2000. In 1975, business and financial
services surpassed agriculture to rank second in the economic value. At the end of the 100-year period,
the young industries attained the highest percentage in the UK economy, which doubled manufacturing
sector and 15 times as much as agriculture.

In short, the chart shows that UK economy shifts from agriculture-based to service-based.