The question to any First World country is how much has the PERFORMANCE of the country improved to save the high quality of life citizens now enjoy from a very hot Earth?
According to the U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) (click here), the services sector is the largest sector in the U.K., accounting for more than three-quarters of the GDP. The service industry in the U.K. comprises many industries, including finance and business services, consumer-focused industries, such as retail, food and beverage, and entertainment. Manufacturing and production contribute less than 21% of the GDP, and agriculture contributes less than 0.60%.
After two flat years, the U.K. manufacturing sector grew 2.5%, and construction output grew 7.1% in 2017, according to The Blue Book: 2018 from the U.K. ONS. The food products division is the largest within the U.K. manufacturing sector, contributing to 18.3% of total U.K. manufacturing in 2017 – a 7% increase from 2016.
At the same time, growth in the service sector slowed, caused by weakness in consumer-focused industries, which declined from 4.5% in 2016 to 1.8% in 2017. The distribution, hotels and restaurants sector of consumer-focused industries grew at its weakest annual rate in 2017 since 2012 at only 2.1%. Business and finance services were the largest contributors to the growth of the services sector in 2017....
