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Paraguay INDUSTRY
Industry, especially the manufacturing sector, historically was
linked to agricultural processing until the 1970s, when the
construction of hydroelectric plants and new industrial incentives
began to broaden the industrial base. Industry was composed
principally of manufacturing and construction. Paraguay had no real
mining sector, but the manufacture of construction materials
included limited mining activity. Manufacturing and construction in
the economy in the late 1980s remained dependent on developments in
other sectors, such as agriculture and energy, for their growth.
Although industry was becoming more visible in Paraguay in the
1980s, industry's share of GDP actually declined in the 1970s and
1980s because of more rapid growth in agriculture.
Data as of December 1988
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