1. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 117 1.0
Table 8.1 Value Added by Sectors, 2004, billions of dollars (to be continued)
Industry
Value Added
Percent of GDP
Primary Sector
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
117
1.0
Mining
148
1.3
Primary Secondary Total
264
2.2
Secondary Sector
Utilities
241
2.1
Construction
541
4.6
Durable goods manufacturing
863
7.4
Nondurable goods manufacturing
631
5.4

2. (continued) Table 8.1 Value Added by Sectors, 2004, billions of dollars
Secondary Sector Total
2,277
19.4
Tertiary Sector
Wholesale trade
688
5.9
Retail trade
798
6.8
Transportation and warehousing
339
2.9
Information
547
4.7
Finance and insurance
972
8.3
Real estate and rental and leasing[1]
1,451
12.4
Professional, scientific, and technical services
792
6.7
Management of companies and enterprises
214
1.8
Administrative and waste management
336
Educational services
100
0.9
Health care and social assistance
804
6.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
112
1.0
Accommodation and food services
308
2.6
Tertiary Sector Total
7,460
63.6
GDP Attributed to Government
1,458
Economy Total
11,735[2]
100.02

3. Figure 8.1 Share of United States Private Economy by Sector, 1869-2004

4. Figure 8.2 Number of Farms, Average Farm Size, and Total Land in Farms,
United States,

5. Figure 8.3 The Allocation of a Dollar Spent on Food in the United States, 2000

6. Figure 8.4 Energy Consumption in the United States,
by Source and Use, 2003

7. Figure 8.5 Annual Number of Private Housing Starts in the United States, 1965-2004

8. Value Added (billions of dollars) Employment (thousands)
Table 8.2 Manufacturing Industries in the United States, 2003, Production and Employment
(to be continued)
Industry
Value Added (billions of dollars)
Employment (thousands)
Durable Goods Industries
Computers and electronics
148
1,355
Fabricated metals
112
1,479
Furniture 29
573
Machinery 96
1,149
Transportation equipment
190
1,774
Other durable goods
223
2,633
Durable Goods Total
798
8,963
Nondurable Goods Industries
Chemical products
182
906
Food, beverages, and tobacco
173
1,717
Paper products 52
516
Petroleum and coal products 38
114
Textiles, apparel, and leather products 47
797
Other nondurable goods
1,497

9. (continued)
Table 8.2 Manufacturing Industries in the United States, 2003, Production and Employment
Nondurable Goods Total
604
5,547
Construction and Housing Industries
Building construction and development
NA[1]
1,492
Highway and utility construction NA
911
Contractors (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc.)
3,979
Construction and Housing Total
501
6,381
Utilities[2]
Electric power generation and distribution
NA[3]
539
Natural gas distribution 93
Water, sewer, and other systems 46
Utilities Total
222
738

10. Employment as a Percentage of Total Employment, 1950-2004
Figure 8.6 Total United States Manufacturing Employment and Manufacturing
Employment as a Percentage of Total Employment,

11. manufacturing wages in the U.S. from 1977 to 2004
Figure 8.7: Manufacturing productivity compared to average
manufacturing wages in the U.S. from 1977 to 2004

12. Figure 8.8 Health Care Expenditures in the United States
as a Percentage of GDP,

13. Figure 8.9 Four-firm Concentration Ratios in Retail Industries, 1992-2002

14. Figure 8.10 Classification of GDP in the United States, 2004