Original sentence: The figure remained more or less constant througout the early phase of industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, but in view of the rapid population growth this amounted to a rapid growth of the industrial sector in absolute terms, of up to 8% per year during the 1970s
Edited sentence: The figure remained more or less constant throughout the early phase of industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, but in view of the rapid population growth this amounted to a rapid growth of the industrial sector in absolute terms, of up to 8% per year during the 1970s