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The table below gives information about the percentage of workforce employed in six 
industries in Australia between 1989 and 2009. Summarise the information by 
selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. 
Industries 
1989 
2009 
Manufacturing 
15% 
9.8% 
Retail 
11.8% 
10.1% 
Health care 
9.6% 
11.3% 
Construction 
7.6% 
8.3% 
Education 
6.8% 
7.5% 
Tourism 
5.5% 
7.3% 
The given table illustrates the proportion of employees in six industries, which are 
Manufcturing, Retail, Healthcare, Construction, Education and Tourism in 1989 and 2009. It 
is clear that in manufacturing and retail the number of people employed decreased over the 
period, whereas in all other given industries the number of workers increased. 
The highest percentage of workers (15%) worked in manufacturing industry in 1989. This 
proportion decreased by a third and reached a little below 10% in 2009. In retail, the 
percentage of workforce fell from 11.8 in 1989 to 10.1 in 2009. In healthcare, the percentage of 
employees increased from 9.6 to 11.3. In construction, education and tourism the percentage 
of workers increased from 7.6, 6.8 and 5.5 to 8.3, 7.5 and 7.3 respectively.
Overall, manufacturing industry employed the maximum number of people in 1989, while 
healthcare employed the highest number in 2009. In both these years, the least number of 
people worked in the tourism industry. 
 

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66.
 
The tables below show the consumption and production of potatoes in different 
regions of the world in 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting