Kenya is known as a regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa. The service sector is the highest contributor in the country's GDP. In 2004, the services sector had accounted for 65% of the total GDP of Kenya which is way ahead of the agricultural as well as the industrial sectors. The Kenyan government had promoted intensive economic growth through public investments, small holder agricultural production, and private industrial investment. The country's industries include food processing, flour milling, horticulture, and the manufacture of consumer goods such as plastic, furniture, batteries, clothing, and cigarettes.