Contribution of primary, secondary, tertiary industry to GDP, 1978 - 2002 (in % of total GDP)

Source: China Statistical Yearbook, 2003, Table 3-1, p.55.
Note: At current prices.

This figure indicates that the contribution of primary industries (mainly agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery) to China's GDP declined since the early 1980s.


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