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Industry — Промышленность

Iron ore is mined in Northamptonshire and Humberside.
Cornwall is the only county in England that provides the nation with tin ore.
Sand, gravel, widely available, provide raw materials for the construction industry.
Clay and salt are found in the northwestern England, and china clay is available in Cornwall.
More than two-thirds of those employed in England work in the service industries.
London is a major financial, banking, and insurance centre.
Cambridge, Ipswich, and Norwich are important service and high-tech centres.
Nearly a quarter of England’s workers are employed in manufacturing. Major industries located in the northern counties include food processing, brewing, and the manufacture of chemicals, textiles, computers, automobiles, aircraft, clothing, glass, and paper products.
Leading industries in southeastern England are’ pharmaceuticals, computers, microelectronics, aircraft parts, and automobiles.
England

produces 90 % of Britain’s coal.

Промышленность

Железная руда добывается в Нортгемптоншире и Хамберсайде.
Корнуол — единственное графство в Англии, которое обеспечивает нацию оловянной рудой.
Широко распространенный песок и гравий дают сырье строительной промышленности.
Глину и соль добывают в северозападной Англии, фарфоровая глина распространена в Корнуоле.
Более двух третей работников в Англии задействованы в сфере обслуживания.
Лондон — основной финансовый, банковский и страховой центр.
Кембридж, Ипсвич, Норвич являются важными центрами обслуживания и высоких технологий.
Около четверти

английских рабочих заняты в обрабатывающей промышленности. Основные промышленные центры находятся в северных графствах, включая пищевую, обрабатывающую промышленность, пивоварение, производство химикатов, текстиля, компьютеров, автомобилей, самолетов, одежды, стекла, бумаги и бумажной продукции.
Ведущие промышленности в юго-восточной Англии — фармация, производство компьютеров, микроэлектроники, деталей к самолетам, автомобилей.
Англия производит 90 % британского угля.

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