both of these new sectors were again based on natural resources the bauxite mineral deposits were dug out of the soil in the hills of central jamaica and the hotels on the north coast of the island offered holidaymakers sun sand and sea both were highenergy consumers with the mining sector accounting for almost half of the national consumption of imported petroleum in some years government incentives stimulated investment in capitalintensive importdependent production of consumer goods in the era of cheap energy little attention was paid to the energy intensity of the production processes especially because of the rapid growth of the domestic market for both basic consumption goods and luxury items for highincome households