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DESCRIPTION |
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| AfghanistanAfghanistan | agriculture 80%, industry 10%, services 10% |
| AlbaniaAlbania | agriculture 57%, non-agricultural private sector 20%, public sector 23% |
| AlgeriaAlgeria | agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% |
| American SamoaAmerican Samoa | tuna canneries 34%, government 33%, other 33% |
| AndorraAndorra | agriculture 1%, industry 21%, services 78% |
| AngolaAngola | agriculture 85%, industry and services 15% |
| AnguillaAnguilla | agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% |
| ArgentinaArgentina | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| ArmeniaArmenia | agriculture 45%, industry 25%, services 30% |
| ArubaAruba | most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining |
| AustraliaAustralia | agriculture 3.7%, industry 26.4%, services 70% |
| AustriaAustria | agriculture and forestry 4%, industry and crafts 29%, services 67% |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | agriculture and forestry 41%, industry 7%, services 52% |
| BahrainBahrain | agriculture 1%, industry, commerce, and services 79%, government 20% |
| BangladeshBangladesh | agriculture 63%, services 26%, industry 11% (FY 95/96) |
| BarbadosBarbados | agriculture 10%, industry 15%, services 75% |
| BelarusBelarus | agriculture 14%, industry 34.7%, services 51.3% |
| BelgiumBelgium | agriculture 1.3%, industry 24.5%, services 74.2% |
| BelizeBelize | agriculture 27%, industry 18%, services 55% |
| BermudaBermuda | agriculture and fishing 3%, laborers 17%, clerical 19%, professional and technical 21%, administrative and managerial 15%, sales 7%, services 19% |
| BhutanBhutan | agriculture 93%, industry and commerce 2%, services 5% |
| BoliviaBolivia | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| BrazilBrazil | agriculture 20%, industry 14%, services 66% |
| British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| BruneiBrunei | agriculture, forestry, and fishing 10%, production of oil, natural gas, services, and construction 42%, government 48% |
| BulgariaBulgaria | agriculture 26%, industry 31%, services 43% |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | agriculture 90% |
| BurmaBurma | agriculture 70%, industry 7%, services 23% |
| BurundiBurundi | agriculture 93.6%, industry 2.3%, services 4.1% |
| CambodiaCambodia | agriculture 75% |
| CameroonCameroon | agriculture 70%, industry and commerce 13%, other 17% |
| CanadaCanada | agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3% |
| Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% |
| ChadChad | agriculture more than 80% (subsistence farming, herding, and fishing) |
| ChileChile | agriculture 13.6%, industry 23.4%, services 63% |
| ChinaChina | agriculture 49%, industry 22%, services 29% |
| Christmas IslandXmas Island | tourism 400 people, mining 100 people |
| Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands | the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others |
| ColombiaColombia | agriculture 22.7%, industry 18.7%, services 58.5% |
| ComorosComoros | agriculture 80% |
| Cook IslandsCook Islands | agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56%; note: shortage of skilled labor |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58% |
| CroatiaCroatia | agriculture 2.7%, industry 32.8%, services 64.5% |
| CubaCuba | agriculture 21.2%, industry 14.4%, services 64.4% |
| CyprusCyprus | Republic of Cyprus: services 75.6%, industry 19.4%, agriculture 4.9% (2003); north Cyprus: services 68.9%, industry 20.5%, agriculture 10.6% |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | agriculture 4%, industry 38%, services 58% |
| DenmarkDenmark | agriculture 4%, industry 17%, services 79% |
| DominicaDominica | agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28% |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | agriculture 17%, industry 24.3%, services and government 58.7% |
| EcuadorEcuador | agriculture 8%, industry 24%, services 68% |
| EgyptEgypt | agriculture 32%, industry 17%, services 51% |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | agriculture 17.1%, industry 17.1%, services 65.8% |
| EritreaEritrea | agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% |
| EstoniaEstonia | agriculture 11%, industry 20%, services 69% |
| European UnionEuropean Union | agriculture 4.5%, industry 27.4%, services 66.9%; note: the remainder is in miscellaneous public and private sector industries and services |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | agriculture 95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing) |
| Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34% |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | two-thirds are government employees |
| FijiFiji | agriculture, including subsistence agriculture 70% |
| FinlandFinland | agriculture and forestry 4.4%, industry 18.6%, construction 6%, commerce 16.3%, finance, insurance, and business services 13.9%, transport and communications 7.6%, public services 33.2% |
| FranceFrance | agriculture 4.1%, industry 24.4%, services 71.5% |
| French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% |
| GabonGabon | agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% |
| Gaza StripGaza Strip | agriculture 11.9%, industry 18%, services 70.1% |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | agriculture 40%, industry 20%, services 40% |
| GermanyGermany | agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% |
| GhanaGhana | agriculture 60%, industry 15%, services 25% |
| GibraltarGibraltar | agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60% |
| GreeceGreece | agriculture 12%, industry 20%, services 68% |
| GrenadaGrenada | agriculture 24%, industry 14%, services 62% |
| GuamGuam | private 74% (industry 10%, trade 24%, other services 40%), federal and territorial government 26% |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | agriculture 50%, industry 15%, services 35% |
| GuineaGuinea | agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% |
| Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | agriculture 82% |
| GuyanaGuyana | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| HaitiHaiti | agriculture 66%, industry 9%, services 25% |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | essentially services with a small amount of industry; note - dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican |
| HondurasHonduras | agriculture 34%, industry 21%, services 45% |
| Hong KongHong Kong | manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.6%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social services 18.8%; note: above data exclude public sector |
| HungaryHungary | agriculture 6.2%, industry 27.1%, services 66.7% |
| IcelandIceland | agriculture, fishing and fish processing 10.3%, industry 18.3%, services 71.4% |
| IndiaIndia | agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23% |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | agriculture 45%, industry 16%, services 39% |
| IranIran | agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% |
| IraqIraq | agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| IrelandIreland | agriculture 8%, industry 29%, services 64% |
| IsraelIsrael | agriculture 18.5%, industry 23.7%, services 50%, other 7.8% |
| ItalyItaly | agriculture 5%, industry 32%, services 63% |
| JamaicaJamaica | agriculture 20.1%, industry 16.6%, services 63.4% |
| JapanJapan | agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7% |
| JordanJordan | agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% |
| KenyaKenya | agriculture 75% |
| KiribatiKiribati | 2.70213%, 32%, 65.3% |
| KuwaitKuwait | agriculture NA, industries NA, services NA |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | agriculture 55%, industry 15%, services 30% |
| LaosLaos | agriculture 80% |
| LatviaLatvia | agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% |
| LebanonLebanon | agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| LesothoLesotho | 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa |
| LiberiaLiberia | agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22% |
| LibyaLibya | agriculture 17%, industry 29%, services 54% |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | agriculture 1.3%, industry 47.4%, services 51.3% |
| LithuaniaLithuania | agriculture 20%, industry 30%, services 50% |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% |
| MacauMacau | manufacturing 11.1%, construction 11.7%, transport and communications 6.3%, wholesale and retail trade 13.7%, restaurants and hotels 11.3%, gambling 19.8%, public sector 7.7%, financial services 2.6%, other services and agriculture 15.7% |
| MalawiMalawi | agriculture 90% |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5% |
| MaldivesMaldives | agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% |
| MaliMali | agriculture and fishing 80% |
| MaltaMalta | agriculture 5%, industry 24%, services 71% |
| Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. | agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7% |
| MartiniqueMartinique | agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% |
| MauritaniaMauritania | agriculture 50%, industry 10%, services 40% |
| MauritiusMauritius | agriculture and fishing 14%, construction and industry 36%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 16%, finance 3%, other services 24% |
| MexicoMexico | agriculture 18%, industry 24%, services 58% |
| MoldovaMoldova | agriculture 40%, industry 14%, services 46% |
| MongoliaMongolia | herding/agriculture 42%, mining 4%, manufacturing 6%, trade 14%, services 29%, public sector 5% |
| MontserratMontserrat | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| MoroccoMorocco | agriculture 40%, industry 15%, services 45% |
| MozambiqueMozambique | agriculture 81%, industry 6%, services 13% |
| NamibiaNamibia | agriculture 47%, industry 20%, services 33% |
| NauruNauru | employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation |
| NepalNepal | agriculture 81%, industry 3%, services 16% |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | agriculture 4%, industry 23%, services 73% |
| Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles | agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% |
| New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | agriculture 7%, industry 23%, services 70% |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | agriculture 10%, industry 25%, services 65% |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | agriculture 30.5%, industry 17.3%, services 52.2% |
| NigerNiger | agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4% |
| NigeriaNigeria | agriculture 70%, industry 10%, services 20% |
| NiueNiue | most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board |
| Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island | tourism 90%, subsistence agriculture 10% |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64% |
| NorwayNorway | agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4%, industry 22%, services 74% |
| OmanOman | agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| PakistanPakistan | agriculture 42%, industry 20%, services 38% |
| PalauPalau | agriculture 20%, industry NA, services NA |
| PanamaPanama | agriculture 20.8%, industry 18%, services 61.2% |
| Papua New GuineaPapua NG | agriculture 85%, industry NA, services NA |
| ParaguayParaguay | agriculture 45% |
| PeruPeru | agriculture 5.9%, mining and quarrying 0.4%, manufacturing 12.6%, construction 5.3%, commerce 26.3%, household work 4.9%, other services 44.6% |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | agriculture 36%, industry 16%, services 48% |
| Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn | no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing |
| PolandPoland | agriculture 16.1%, industry 29%, services 54.9% |
| PortugalPortugal | agriculture 10%, industry 30%, services 60% |
| Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | agriculture 3%, industry 20%, services 77% |
| ReunionReunion | agriculture 13%, industry 12%, services 75% |
| RomaniaRomania | agriculture 31.6%, industry 30.7%, services 37.7% |
| RussiaRussia | agriculture 10.3%, industry 21.4%, services 68.3% |
| RwandaRwanda | agriculture 90% |
| Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% |
| Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% |
| San MarinoSan Marino | agriculture 1%, industry 42%, services 57% |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing; note: shortages of skilled workers |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | agriculture 12%, industry 25%, services 63% |
| SenegalSenegal | agriculture 77% |
| Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA |
| SingaporeSingapore | manufacturing 21%, construction 5%, transportation and communication 7%, financial, business, and other services 42%, other 25% |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | agriculture 5.8%, industry 29.3%, construction 9%, services 55.9% |
| SloveniaSlovenia | agriculture 6%, industry 40%, services 55% |
| Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | agriculture 75%, industry 5%, services 20% |
| SomaliaSomalia | agriculture (mostly pastoral nomadism) 71%, industry and services 29% |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | agriculture 30%, industry 25%, services 45% |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73% |
| SpainSpain | agriculture 5.3%, manufacturing, mining, and construction 30.1%, services 64.6% |
| Sri LankaSri Lanka | agriculture 38%, industry 17%, services 45% |
| SudanSudan | agriculture 80%, industry and commerce 7%, government 13% |
| SurinameSuriname | agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% |
| SwedenSweden | agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74% |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | agriculture 4.6%, industry 26.3%, services 69.1% |
| SyriaSyria | agriculture, industry, services NA |
| TaiwanTaiwan | agriculture 6%, industry 35.8%, services 58.2% |
| TajikistanTajikistan | agriculture 67.2%, industry 7.5%, services 25.3% |
| TanzaniaTanzania | agriculture 80%, industry and services 20% |
| ThailandThailand | agriculture 49%, industry 14%, services 37% |
| The BahamasThe Bahamas | agriculture 5%, industry 5%, tourism 50%, other services 40% |
| The GambiaThe Gambia | agriculture 75%, industry, commerce, and services 19%, government 6% |
| TogoTogo | agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% |
| TongaTonga | agriculture 65% |
| Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | agriculture 4%, manufacturing, mining, and quarrying 12.9%, construction and utilities 17.5%, services 65.6% |
| TunisiaTunisia | services 55%, industry 23%, agriculture 22% |
| TurkeyTurkey | agriculture 35.9%, industry 22.8%, services 41.2% (3rd quarter, 2004) |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | agriculture 48.2%, industry 13.8%, services 37% |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ | about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services |
| TuvaluTuvalu | people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and from wages sent home by those abroad (mostly workers in the phosphate industry and sailors) |
| UgandaUganda | agriculture 82%, industry 5%, services 13% |
| UkraineUkraine | agriculture 24%, industry 32%, services 44% |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% |
| United KingdomUnited Kingdom | agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5% |
| United StatesUnited States | farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5%; note: figures exclude the unemployed |
| UruguayUruguay | agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70% |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | agriculture 44%, industry 20%, services 36% |
| VanuatuVanuatu | agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30% |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | agriculture 13%, industry 23%, services 64% |
| VietnamVietnam | agriculture 63%, industry and services 37% |
| Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | agriculture 1%, industry 19%, services 80% |
| Wallis and FutunaWallis+ | agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% |
| West BankWest Bank | agriculture 18.4%, industry 24%, services 57.6% |
| Western SaharaWestern Sahara | animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50% |
| YemenYemen | most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force |
| ZambiaZambia | agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9% |
| ZimbabweZimbabwe | agriculture 66%, industry 10%, services 24% |
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Agriculture
Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.
TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more
Background
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Conflict
TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more
Cost of living
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Crime
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TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more
Culture
TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more
Disasters
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Economy
This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.
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Education
Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.
TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more
Energy
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Environment
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TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more
Geography
All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.
TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more
Government
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Health
Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.
TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more
Industry
Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.
TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more
Labor
You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.
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Language
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Lifestyle
Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.
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Media
Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.
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Military
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People
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Religion
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Sports
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Terrorism
This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.
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Transport
Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.
TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more
Travel
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Weather
TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more
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| Agriculture | 188 |
| Industry | 162 |
| Industry and services | 22 |
| Note | 15 |
| Services | 163 |
