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1、ChapterNineeconomyoftheUnitedKingdomⅠRecenteconomicgrowthⅡprimaryindustriesⅢsecondaryindustriesⅣtertiaryindustriesⅤpoundoreuroⅥAveragetotalincomebyethnicgroupAccordingtoofficialTreasuryestimates,BritishGDPgrewby2¾%in2006andisexpectedtogrowby3%in2007.Growthisexpectedtoslowslightl
2、yin2008tobetween2%and2½%.Theforecastfor2009and2010istoreturntotrendgrowthofbetween2½%and3%.GDPbysector(2006)primaryindustriesAgriculture2.Fishing3.Coal,oilandgasAgricultureproducesabout60%offoodneedswithlessthan2%ofthelaborforceandcontributesaround2%ofGDPAroundtwo-thirdsofthepro
3、ductionisdevotedtolivestock,one-thirdtoarablecropsEastAngliaandSouthEastEnglandhavebeencentresforgrainproductionEastAngliaisapeninsulaofeasternEngland,namedafteroneoftheancientAnglo-Saxonkingdoms,consistingofNorfolkandSuffolkmaincropsarewheat,barley,oats,potatoes,sugarbeets,frui
4、tsandvegetables.EastAngliaThecountyofKentwassowellknownformarketgardeningthatitisoftenreferredtoastheGardenofEnglandmarketgardeningistherelativelysmall-scaleproductionoffruits,vegetablesandflowersascashcropsKentisparticularlynotedforhopKentandhopusedasflavoringandstabilizersduri
5、ngbeerbrewingmarketgardenThemainlivestockarecattle(bothdairyandbeef),chickens(theUKisthesecondlargestpoultryproducerinEuropeafterFrance)andsheepDairyfarmingismostprevalentinSouthWestEnglandAgricultureissubsidizedbytheEuropeanUnion'sCommonAgriculturalPolicy,withacombinationofpric
6、esupportandset-asidepolicySet-asideisthemodernnamegiventothepracticeoffallowingagriculturalland,bywhichaproportionofafarm'slandresourcesareremovedfromproductiontopreventfoodsurplusesandprovidehabitatforwildanimalsTheUKretainsasignificant,althoughvastlyreduced,fishingindustryKing
7、stonuponHull,Grimsby,Fleetwood,GreatYarmouth,Peterhead,Fraserburgh,andLowestoftareamongthecoastaltownsthathavefishingindustriesKingstonuponHull; GrimsbyshownwithinLincolnshireFleetwoodshownwithinLancashire; GreatYarmouthshownwithinNorfolkPeterheadandFraserburghshownwithinScotlan
8、dLowestoftItsfleetsbringhomefishrangingfromsole
