The industries that are most important to the economy of the eastern U.S. today are:
- service industries
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insurance
- computer technology
When the U.S. was first founded, the eastern part of the country was the manufacturing and industrial powerhouse but as times changed, so did the industries that the U.S. focused on.
Starting from the later 20th century, the eastern part of the United States began to shift its focus to:
- service industries such as education, finance and insurance
- computer technology - computers kept getting cheaper and the internet then came and made computing even more attractive.
As things stand now, we can conclude that the major companies in the world are computer based which proves that the world is moving towards computer technology more and more.
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