British national economy презентация

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British National Economy

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The Structure of Trade and Industry The UK is the 6th largest economy in the world in 2010 according to nominal GDP(gross domestic product) (current prices, US dollars) and the 8th largest in the world according to GDP (PPP). In 2010, UK’s GDP (PPP) was US$2.172 trillion or 2.982 percent of the world’s GDP. As the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the UK was at the forefront of technological advances during the 18th to 19th century.

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Arthur ScargillThe economic system in Britain is a mixture of private and public enterprise. During the 1980s most state-owned enterprises were privatized, taxes cut and markets deregulated. A new period of neo- liberal economics began in 1979 with the election of Margaret Thatcher. The UK miners' strike was a major industrial action affecting the British coal industry.

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MANUFACTURING

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Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals  Britain’s chemical industry is the 3d largest in Europe  Chemical industry is the UK's largest manufacturing export sector and that every day it contributes £30m to the balance of payments.  A large proportion of world R&D in agrochemicals is conducted in Britain  The Chemical Industries Association represents 200 chemical companies

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Mechanical Engineering  Exports of mechanical machinery represented 15% of total visible exports  Britain is among the world’s major producers of tractors  Britain is the world’s 8 th largest producer of machine tools. The 600 Group is the biggest British machine tool company.  Most sales of textile machinery are export Markets  Britain’s mining and tunneling equipment leads in the production of hydraulic roof supports, switchgear, coal-cutting and road- heading equipment etc.

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Britain has the 4 th largest electronics industry in the world. Britain makes 40% of Europe’s desktop computers Another sector of the industry manufactures radio communications equipment, radar, signaling equipment etc Electronics

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The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil reserves; primary energy production accounts for 10% of GDP, one of the highest shares of any industrial nation. Offshore Industry

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Every year the UK food and drink industry introduces around 10,000 new products. Food and drink manufacturing is the single largest manufacturing sector in the UK and is growing at a faster rate than most other sectors.Food and Drink Food and Drink manufacturing 14% of manufacturing in the UK £21.8bn of Gross Value Added 400,000 people 7,000 companies Of major significance among alcoholic drinks produced in Britain in Scottish Whisky, one of the Britain’s top export Earners.

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Aerospace  Britain’s aerospace industry is the 3 rd largest in the Western world, after the USA, France  Domestic companies with a large presence in the British aerospace industry include BAE Systems (the world's second-largest defence contractor)  Rolls-Royce is one of the world’s 3 major manufactures of aero engines  Over 400 companies in Britain are engaged in space activities. The industry is strong in the manufacture of satellites

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Financial services

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Tourism  Tourism is very important to the British economy.  The United Kingdom is the world's 7th biggest tourist destination, with 29.2 million visiting in 2011. The country's principal tourist destinations are in  London, with the Tower of London being the single most visited attraction in the country. Most visited cities by International visitors: 1 London 2 Manchester 3 Birmingham 4 Liverpool 5 Oxford Most visited historic sites 1 Tower of London 2 St Paul's Cathedral 3 Westminster Abbey 4 Roman Baths 5 Canterbury Cathedral 6 Stonehenge in Amesbury 7 Palace of Westminster

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Agriculture  Britain’s agriculture is highly mechanized and extremely productive; about 2% of the labor force produces 60% percent of the country's food needs.  Arable farming is the production of crops. Crops commonly grown in the UK include cereals, wheat, oats and barley; root vegetables, potatoes and sugar beet etc.  Pastoral farming is the breeding of livestock for meat, wool, eggs and milk. Livestock products are the main element of the UK's agricultural output. The most common meat animals in the United Kingdom are cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry.  There are about 17,000 dairy farms in the UK, largely in the west.

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