Ielts writing task 01 practice

The graph illustrates changes in the percentage of the UK economy accounted for during in the period from 1900 to 2000 by three sectors - agriculture, manufactoring and business and financial services. Overall, the contribution of manufactoring and agriculture sectors declined gradually over the century, while the proportion of business and financial services showed an increase.

In 1900, the agricultural sector contributed around 50% to the UK economy. After the first half of the century, the number increased by 5% to about 55%. After that, thenceforward however, there was a significant decline until 2000, when it became the smallest least contributory sector of the three sections, about 3% of the total. Over the same period, there was a gradual decrease in the contribution of the manufaturing sector. They It started at approximately 45% in 1900, and but dropped continuously steadily, to nearly 15% in 2000.

In contrast, the role played by business and financial services in the UK economy became increasingly important over the whole century. At the beginning of the century, they it contributed only 5%. Its contribution doubled to 10% in the following five decades and then rose to 20% in 1975, before eventually becoming the largest porporttion proportion at almost 35% in the first year of the 2000s decade.