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a vague term, but also it is very much open to interpretation. The service
sector functions as a catch-all category that is used for everything that
cannot be subsumed under “agriculture” and “industry.” The categories
of “service” and “service sector” are all the more problematic when they
are used comparatively in relation to diff erent political and economic
systems.^61
Table 5.3a. Employment in the Federal Republic of Germany according to
Economic Sectors from 1970 to 2010 (in percent—the fi gures cited only apply
for the former West Germany up to and including 1990)
Year
Primary
(agriculture)Secondary
(industry)Tertiary
(service) Total1970 8.4 46.5 45.1 100.0
1975 6.6 42.4 51.0 100.0
1980 5.1 41.1 53.8 100.0
1985 4.4 38.1 57.5 100.0
1990 3.5 36.6 59.9 100.0
1995 2.3 32.0 65.8 100.0
2000 1.9 28.5 69.6 100.0
2005 1.7 25.7 72.6 100.0
2010 1.6 24.5 73.9 100.0
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt, ed., Volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnungen, 70.
Table 5.3b. Gross Value Added in the Federal Republic of Germany according
to Economic Sectors from 1970 to 2010 (in percent—the fi gures cited only apply
for the former West Germany up to and including 1990)
Year
Primary
(agriculture)Secondary
(industry)Tertiary
(service) Total1970 3.3 48.3 48.3 100.0
1975 2.8 42.4 54.8 100.0
1980 2.2 41.3 56.6 100.0
1985 1.7 39.4 58.9 100.0
1990 1.3 37.6 61.0 100.0
1995 1.1 32.7 66.2 100.0
2000 1.1 30.8 68.2 100.0
2005 0.8 29.3 70.0 100.0
2010 0.7 30.0 69.3 100.0
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt, ed., Volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnungen, 58.