Tamaulipas is home to Tampico, one of the country’s first ports, as well as many major theater groups. Agriculture, fishing, and tourism are the state’s primary economic activities, although manufacturing accounts for about 21 percent of the total. Trade activities compose about 19 percent of the economy, followed by service-based companies at 17 percent, transportation and communications at 14 percent, finance and insurance at 13 percent, agriculture and livestock at 9 percent, construction at 6 percent, and mining at 1 percent.
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