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Industries in Britain
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Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England |
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Our main industries today are banking and finance, steel, transport equipment, oil and gas, and tourism. Other industries Machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, and other consumer goods.
source: www.cia.gov
(August 2007)
Farming (Agriculture) Products (0.5 % of GDP): Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with only 1.4 % of the labour force. It contributes around 0.5% of GDP. Around two thirds of production is devoted to livestock, one third to arable crops. The lowlands support some farming such as wheat, potatoes and vegetables. Energy The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil reserves; primary energy production accounts for 10% of GDP, one of the highest shares of any industrial nation. Services Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, account by far for the largest proportion of GDP |
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