Editing West Sussex (section)

==Economy==
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|+ Trend of regional [[gross value added]] of West Sussex at current basic prices published by ''Office for National Statistics'' with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728091019/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf|date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope=col width=20% | Year
! scope=col width=20% |  Regional gross value added{{efn|group=gva|Components may not sum to totals due to rounding}}
! scope=col width=20% |  Agriculture{{efn|group=gva|includes hunting and forestry}}
! scope=col width=20% |  Industry{{efn|group=gva|includes energy and construction}}
! scope=col width=20% |  Services{{efn|group=gva|includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured}}
|-
! scope=row | 1995
|style="text-align:right;"| 8,564
|style="text-align:right;"| 208
|style="text-align:right;"| 2,239
|style="text-align:right;"| 6,116
|-
! scope=row | 2000
|style="text-align:right;"| 10,576
|style="text-align:right;"| 162
|style="text-align:right;"| 2,545
|style="text-align:right;"| 7,869
|-
! scope=row | 2003
|style="text-align:right;"| 12,619
|style="text-align:right;"| 185
|style="text-align:right;"| 2,520
|style="text-align:right;"| 9,915
|}
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Significant companies in the county include [[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars]], a substantial employer near Chichester. [[Gatwick Airport]], with associated airlines including [[British Airways]] and [[Virgin Atlantic]], is a major source of direct and indirect employment. [[Thales Group]] also has a presence in the county. [[Nestlé]] has their UK headquarters in Crawley.

===Agriculture===
West Sussex developed distinctive land uses along with its neighbours in the weald. The [[Landrace]] cattle transformed into [[Sussex cattle]] and [[Sussex chicken]]s emerged about the time of the Roman conquest.<ref name=hobson>Hobson, Jeremy and Lewis, Celia.  ''Choosing & Raising Chickens: The complete guide to breeds and welfare''.  Daniel and Charles Publishing.  London. 2009. p 94-95</ref> Some of the earliest evidence of horses in Britain has been found at [[Boxgrove]], dated to 500,000 BC. Viticulture is a part of the economy, with wineries producing mainly sparkling wine of varied quality.<ref>{{cite web|title=VisitSussex: Sussex Wine & Beer|url=http://www.visitsussex.org/page/sussex-vineyards/|access-date=22 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225031702/http://www.visitsussex.org/page/sussex-vineyards/|archive-date=25 February 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>