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Transcribed Image Text:**Input-Output Table Analysis: National Economy (in billions of Turkish Liras)**
Below is an input-output (I-O) table summarizing the economic transactions between different sectors of a national economy. The entries are in billions of Turkish liras.
| Sectors | Agriculture | Manufacture | Services | Final Demand | Total |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------|-------|
| Agriculture | 280 | 75 | 5 | 650 | 1,010 |
| Manufacture | 310 | 280 | 85 | 730 | 1,405 |
| Services | | | | | |
| - Labor | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | 460 | 720 |
| - Capital | 120 | 400 | 315 | | |
| (profits) | 170 | 270 | 150 | | |
| - Intermediate Import | 50 | 230 | 135 | |
| **Total** | **1,010** | **1,405** | **720** | | |
### Question:
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the above I-O table?
- **A)** Services sector has the least percentage of all intermediate inputs proportional to its total inputs.
- **B)** Outputs of Agriculture and Services sectors are used by final demand approximately at the same percentage.
- **C)** Agriculture sector has the least percentage of domestic intermediate inputs proportional to its total inputs.
- **D)** Manufacture sector has the largest contribution to the GDP.
- **E)** Most of the foreign inputs are used by the Manufacture sector.
### Explanation of the Diagram:
Let us break down the table and the interpretations of each sector:
1. **Agriculture Sector:**
- Intermediate Uses: Agriculture (280), Manufacture (75), Services (5)
- Final Demand: 650
- Total: 1,010
2. **Manufacture Sector:**
- Intermediate Uses: Agriculture (310), Manufacture (280), Services (85)
- Final Demand: 730
- Total: 1,405
3. **Services Sector:**
- Intermediate Uses: Services (30), Final Demand (460
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