Looking at the graph, it can be clearly seen that there was a similar downward trend in the contribution of two sector : manufacturing and agriculture. Specifically, although agriculture grew steadily reaching the peak of just over 50% in 1959, it plunged fall in manufacturing is contribution over the first seventy-five years, followed by a significant decrease from more than 30% in 1975 to just under 20% in 2000.
By contrast, the role played by business and financial services in the UK economy became increasingly important over the whole century and ended at almost 35% in 2000.