Editing Rakkestad (section)

== Industry ==
Farming and forestry have always been important for settling and employment in Rakkestad. As a consequence the principal industries are growing [[Cereal|grain]], [[ranch|raising cattle]], and [[dairy farming]]. Rakkestad has also developed a diversified economy based on agriculture and forestry such as [[poultry]] [[slaughterhouse]] and egg packing station, grain silo and mill, woodworking factories and agricultural machinery retailers. Traditional mechanical industry has developed into advanced technical industry directed towards the process, maritime, and offshore industry.

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|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Rakkestad by country of origin in 2015'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title= Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population|language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref>
 
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! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
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| {{flag|Poland}}||204
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| {{flag|Lithuania}}||143
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| {{flag|Iraq}}||105
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| {{flag|Kosovo}}||97
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| {{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||74
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| {{flag|Somalia}}||52
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| {{flag|Sweden}}||46
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