[Tex/LaTex] Table too big for one page

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I've done a table but it is way too big in order to be displayed on one page. Does someone know a way how to change the table so that it fits? Thanks in advance.

\documentclass[12pt]{article} 
\usepackage{geometry} 
\geometry{a4paper} 
\usepackage{eurosym}
\usepackage{graphicx} 
\usepackage{float} 
\usepackage{wrapfig} 
\usepackage{lipsum} 
\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc}   
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{pdflscape}
\usepackage{afterpage}
\usepackage{fancyref}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.5}
\linespread{1.2}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}[h!]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{||c | c | c||} 
 \hline
 Non-agricultural & Agricultural & Service \\ [0.5ex] 
 \hline\hline
 Fishing & Paddy rice & Electricity \\ 
 Coal & Wheat & Gas \\
 Oil & Cereal grains & Water \\
 Gas & Vegetables,fruits,nuts & Construction \\
 Minerals & Oil seeds & Trade \\
 Wool & Sugar cane/beet & Transport \\
 Textiles & Plant-based fibers & Sea transport \\
 Waring apparel & Crops nec & Air transport \\
 Leather products & Cattle,sheep,goats,horse & Communication \\
 Forestry & Animal products & Financial services nec \\
 Wood products & Raw milk & Insurance \\
 Paper products & Meat:cattle,sheep,goats,horse & Business services nec \\
 Petroleum,coal products & Meat products nec & Recreation and other services \\
 Chemical,rubber,plastic & Vegetable oils and fats & PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat \\
 Mineral products nec & Dairy products & Dwellings \\
 Ferrous metals  & Processed rice &  \\
 Metals nec & Sugar &  \\
 Metal products & Food products &  \\
 Motor vehicles/parts& Beverages and tobacco &  \\
 Transport equipment nec &  &  \\
 Electronic equipment&  &  \\
 Machinery and equipment nec &  &  \\
 Manufactures nec &  &  \\ [1ex] 
 \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Sector aggregation}
\label{table:1}
\end{table}

\end{document}

Best Answer

Your table will fit easily on one page -- and within the width of the text block -- if you (a) let the contents of the columns "wrap" as needed and (b) dispense with the \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.5} instruction. (Actually, the table will fit even if \arraystretch is redefined, but the result doesn't look as good, IMNSHO.)

Specifically, I suggest you employ a tabularx environment instead of the tabular environment and make use of the line-drawing macros of the booktabs package (which is already being loaded in your example). Give serious thought to omitting all vertical lines in the table: trust me, they won't be missed, and the table will have a much more open look.

A useful trick: Use the \slash macro instead of the hard-coded / symbol to allow linebreaks, if needed, after the slash characters.

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\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{article} 
\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx,ragged2e}
\newcolumntype{L}{>{\RaggedRight\arraybackslash}X}

%% Commented out instructions not needed for this example
%\usepackage{eurosym}
%\usepackage{graphicx} 
%\usepackage{float} 
%\usepackage{wrapfig} 
%\usepackage{lipsum} 
%\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc}   
%\usepackage{pdflscape}
%\usepackage{afterpage}
%\usepackage{fancyref}
%\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.5}
%\linespread{1.2}

\begin{document}

\begin{table}
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{@{}LLL@{}} 
 \toprule
 Non-agricultural & Agricultural & Service \\ 
 \midrule
 Fishing & Paddy rice & Electricity \\ 
 Coal & Wheat & Gas \\
 Oil & Cereal grains & Water \\
 Gas & Vegetables, fruits, nuts & Construction \\
 Minerals & Oil seeds & Trade \\
 Wool & Sugar cane\slash beet & Transport \\
 Textiles & Plant-based fibers & Sea transport \\
 Waring apparel & Crops nec & Air transport \\
 Leather products & Cattle, sheep, goats, horse & Communication \\
 Forestry & Animal products & Financial services nec \\
 Wood products & Raw milk & Insurance \\
 Paper products & Meat: cattle, sheep, goats, horse & Business services nec \\
 Petroleum, coal products & Meat products nec & Recreation and other services \\
 Chemical, rubber, plastic & Vegetable oils and fats & PubAdmin\slash Defence\slash Health\slash Educat \\
 Mineral products nec & Dairy products & Dwellings \\
 Ferrous metals  & Processed rice &  \\
 Metals nec & Sugar &  \\
 Metal products & Food products &  \\
 Motor vehicles\slash parts& Beverages and tobacco &  \\
 Transport equipment nec &  &  \\
 Electronic equipment&  &  \\
 Machinery and equipment nec &  &  \\
 Manufactures nec &  &  \\
 \bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\caption{Sector aggregation}
\label{table:1}
\end{table}

\end{document}
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