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1、ChapterNineeconomyoftheUnitedKingdomⅠRecenteconomicgrowthⅡprimaryindustriesⅢsecondaryindustriesⅣtertiaryindustriesⅤpoundoreuroⅥAveragetotalincomebyethnicgroupAccordingtoofficialTreasuryestimates,BritishGDPgrewby2¾%in2006andisexpectedtogrowby3%in2007.Growthisexpecte
2、dtoslowslightlyin2008tobetween2%and2½%.Theforecastfor2009and2010istoreturntotrendgrowthofbetween2½%and3%.GDPbysector(2006)primaryindustriesAgriculture2.Fishing3.Coal,oilandgasAgricultureproducesabout60%offoodneedswithlessthan2%ofthelaborforceandcontributesaround2%o
3、fGDPAroundtwo-thirdsoftheproductionisdevotedtolivestock,one-thirdtoarablecropsEastAngliaandSouthEastEnglandhavebeencentresforgrainproductionEastAngliaisapeninsulaofeasternEngland,namedafteroneoftheancientAnglo-Saxonkingdoms,consistingofNorfolkandSuffolkmaincropsare
4、wheat,barley,oats,potatoes,sugarbeets,fruitsandvegetables.EastAngliaThecountyofKentwassowellknownformarketgardeningthatitisoftenreferredtoastheGardenofEnglandmarketgardeningistherelativelysmall-scaleproductionoffruits,vegetablesandflowersascashcropsKentisparticular
5、lynotedforhopKentandhopusedasflavoringandstabilizersduringbeerbrewingmarketgardenThemainlivestockarecattle(bothdairyandbeef),chickens(theUKisthesecondlargestpoultryproducerinEuropeafterFrance)andsheepDairyfarmingismostprevalentinSouthWestEnglandAgricultureissubsidi
6、zedbytheEuropeanUnion'sCommonAgriculturalPolicy,withacombinationofpricesupportandset-asidepolicySet-asideisthemodernnamegiventothepracticeoffallowingagriculturalland,bywhichaproportionofafarm'slandresourcesareremovedfromproductiontopreventfoodsurplusesandprovidehab
7、itatforwildanimalsTheUKretainsasignificant,althoughvastlyreduced,fishingindustryKingstonuponHull,Grimsby,Fleetwood,GreatYarmouth,Peterhead,Fraserburgh,andLowestoftareamongthecoastaltownsthathavefishingindustriesKingstonuponHull;GrimsbyshownwithinLincolnshireFleetw
8、oodshownwithinLancashire;GreatYarmouthshownwithinNorfolkPeterheadandFraserburghshownwithinScotlandLowestoftItsfleetsbringhomefishrangingfromsole