Figure 4 Non Energy Sector Growth Rates (per cent) 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  Non-Energy  5.5  2.8  3.4  3.8  2.9  Agriculture  -2.4  8.7  6.0  -18.0  -20.2  Manufacturing  6.0  9.8  4.6  5.0  6.6  Services  5.6  1.9  3.1  4.2  2.9  Construction and Quarrying  7.6  10.3  -16.0  6.7  9.0  Finance, Insurance & Real Estate  12.4  0.8  12.0  7.1  1.7  5.5  4.1  7.9  3.8  2.8  of which:  Electricity and Water Hotels and Guest Houses  -10.2  9.7  -11.1  -11.3  5.9  Distribution and Restaurants  5.9  -2.8  1.3  2.0  2.2  Transport Storage and Communication  8.9  7.7  9.9  5.8  4.4  -0.8  -0.1  2.4  4.2  0.8  Education and Cultural Services  Source: CSO  The Non-Energy Sector As I said, the non-energy sector has been languishing over the past few years growing at an average rate of about 3 percent a year since 2001.
•  Construction and some services have been the leading non-energy sectors (a typical but worrisome pattern in resource-based economies – the dutch disease phenomenon). •  The manufacturing sector has shown steady growth based on the domestic market and on CARICOM.