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==Economy== As of 2005, the total income of all citizens of Fukushima totalled {{JPY|1.108}} trillion. Of this income, 0.8% was made in the [[primary sector of the economy|primary sector]], 24.1% in the [[secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]], and 80.1% in the [[tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]].<ref name=fukushima-heisei19-stats-book>{{cite web |script-title=ja:平成19年版福島市統計書 |trans-title=2009 Fukushima City Statistics Book |publisher=Fukushima City |date=March 2010 |access-date=30 May 2012 |url=http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/soshiki/1/32.html |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419233236/http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/soshiki/1/32.html |archive-date=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Income in the primary sector was led by that from agriculture, which totaled {{JPY|8.939 billion}}. The secondary sector was led by general manufacturing, with income there totaling {{JPY|218.4}} billion. The service industry led the tertiary sector with a total income of {{JPY|271.6}} billion.<ref name=fukushima-heisei19-stats-book /> Company headquarters located within Fukushima include that of [[Toho Bank]], [[Fukushima Bank]], and [[Daiyu Eight Co Ltd|Daiyu Eight]]. ===Agriculture=== The majority of Fukushima's [[agricultural]] economic output is from planting [[crops]]. As of 2010, out of a total agricultural monetary yield of {{JPY|20.83}} billion, crops accounted for {{JPY|19.14}} billion and [[livestock]] accounted for {{JPY|1.68}} billion. Of crops planted in Fukushima, [[fruit]] comprises 60% of monetary yield, [[rice]] 13%, [[vegetables]] 12%, and other various crops round out the final 15%. For livestock, both [[milk]] and [[chicken]] led production with values of {{JPY|640}} million each.<ref name=moff-fukupref-agriculture>{{cite web |script-title=ja:「市町村の姿」 -福島県- |trans-title="Condition of Cities" -Fukushima Prefecture- |url=http://www.machimura.maff.go.jp/machi/map/mapimg/07/index.html |publisher=[[Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] |date=31 March 2010 |access-date=25 May 2012 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908184546/http://www.machimura.maff.go.jp/machi/map/mapimg/07/index.html |archive-date=8 September 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Fruits by far make up the largest value of crops grown in Fukushima, led by an annual production of 14,935 tons of [[apple]]s, 13,200 tons of [[Pyrus pyrifolia|Japanese pears]], and 11,517 tons of [[peach]]es. While Fukushima produces more apples and pears than peaches, as a percentage of national fruit production, in 2010 Fukushima produced 8.2% of all peaches grown in the country, compared to 5.1% of all Japanese pears and 2.3% of all apples. When the neighboring cities of [[Date, Fukushima|Date]], [[Kunimi, Fukushima|Kunimi]] and [[Koori, Fukushima|Koori]], all of which are also in the Fukushima Basin, are taken into effect, the Fukushima metro area produced 20.1% of all peaches grown in Japan in 2010.<ref name=moff-fukupref-agriculture /><ref name=stat-national-agriculture>{{cite web |script-title=ja:政府統計の総合窓口 GL08020103 |trans-title=Government Statistics General Window GL08020103 |publisher=[[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]] Statistics Division |url=http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/List.do?lid=000001083656 |language=ja |date=12 December 2011 |access-date=25 May 2012}}</ref> The city is known for its many [[peach]], [[Pyrus pyrifolia|pear]], [[apple]], and [[cherry]] orchards which are located throughout the city, especially along the so-called {{Nihongo|Fruit Line|フルーツライン}} road that loops the western edge of the city. Fukushima is also sometimes known as the {{Nihongo|Fruit Kingdom|くだもの王国}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f-kudamono.com/ |script-title=ja:くだもの王国ふくしま |trans-title=Fruit Kingdome Fukushima |publisher=福島県くだもの消費拡大委員会 |language=ja |access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref> ===Industry=== In 2009 Fukushima's industries directly employed 18,678 workers and shipped ¥671 billion worth of goods. This was led by information-related industries with 50.5% of total output. Other industries in Fukushima include those dealing with food at 7.6% of total output, metals at 7.5%, chemistry at 5.3%, ceramics at 4.9%, electricity at 4.5%, printed goods at 2.8%, steel at 2.5%, plastics at 2.5%, and electronics at 2.2%. Other various industries make up the final 9.8%.<ref name=fukushima-industry>{{cite web |script-title=ja:平成21年 工業統計調査結果報告書 |trans-title=2009 Report on Results of Industrial Statistics Investigation |url=http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/uploaded/attachment/7585.pdf |publisher=Fukushima City |date=November 2011 |access-date=29 May 2012 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420063804/http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/uploaded/attachment/7585.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2009, the value of goods shipped by Fukushima's industries comprised 14.2% of all of Fukushima Prefecture's total output for the year.<ref name=fukushima-industry /> ===Commerce=== For the year of 2007, [[wholesale]] products sold in Fukushima totalled {{JPY|494}} billion and employed 6,645 workers, while [[retail sales]] for the same time period totalled {{JPY|319}} billion, and employed 18,767 workers. Total combined sales of both retail and wholesale products in 2007 came to {{JPY|813}} billion, approximately a quarter less than sales in 1997 a decade prior.<ref name=fukushima-commerce>{{cite web |script-title=ja:平成19年商業統計調査結果報告書 |trans-title=2007 Report on Results of Commerce Statistics Investigation |url=http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/soshiki/1/26.html |publisher=Fukushima City |date=March 2010 |access-date=29 May 2012 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419233242/http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/soshiki/1/26.html |archive-date=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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