Inside the service sector

(Part 1)
 

Services
At 63 percent, the service sector is responsible for the biggest share of income of the Guyana economy.  Made up of 11 different groups of activities, the service sector embraces almost everything of social and economic importance: transportation, storage, communication, information, distribution, health, education, electricity, water, real estate services, financial services, public service, safety and security.  Unlike the classification found in the 2002 Census report where construction was included among manufacturing activities, the national accounts measure it under services.  With construction, the aggregation of activities in the service sector is responsible for 66 percent of the output generated by the Guyana economy in 2010. 

Public Policy
As Guyanese continue to settle into the New Year and