7. in which of the following instances has the first type of industry named

consistently had an income about half that of the second?

a. agriculture; finance and real estate

b. communication; agriculture

c. construction; finance and real estate

d. finance and real estate; manufacturing

e. transportation; communication

8. in how many instances did a type of industry make a gain of 10% or more over

the previous year listed?

a. 1 - 4

b. 5 - 8

c. 9 - 12

d. 13 - 16

e. 17 - 20

9. the type of industry showing the steadiest rate of growth in income during

this period was

a. communication

b. construction

c. finance and real estate

d. manufacturing

e. transportation

10. in which one of the following groups did all three types of industry increase

their respective incomes by most nearly one-third from year 1 to year 3?

a. agriculture; communication; transportation

b. agriculture; communication; construction

c. communication; construction; transportation

d. construction; finance and real estate, transportation

e. communication; construction; finance and real estate

11. which one of these types of industry experienced the least percent change

from year 1 to year 4?

a. agriculture

b. communication

c. construction

d. manufacturing

e. transportation

12. among the following, the greatest percentage increase in income occurred for

a. agriculture between year 3 and year 4

b. communication between year 2 and year 3

c. construction between year 1 and year 2

d. finance and real estate between year 4 and year 5

e. manufacturing between year 3 and year 4