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Services constitute over 50% of GDP in low income countries and as their economies continue to develop, the importance of services in the economy continues to grow. [2] The service economy is also key to growth, for instance it accounted for 47% of economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa over the period 2000–2005 (industry contributed 37% and agriculture 16% in the same period). [2]
Goods can be returned while a service, once delivered cannot. [4] Goods are not always tangible and may be virtual e.g. a book may be paper or electronic. Marketing theory makes use of the service-goods continuum as an important concept [5] which "enables marketers to see the relative goods/services composition of total products". [6] In a ...
Service industries are those not directly concerned with the production of physical goods (such as agriculture and manufacturing). Some service industries, including transportation , wholesale trade and retail trade are part of the supply chain delivering goods produced in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors to final consumers.
Three sectors according to Fourastié Clark's sector model This figure illustrates the percentages of a country's economy made up by different sector. The figure illustrates that countries with higher levels of socio-economic development tend to have less of their economy made up of primary and secondary sectors and more emphasis in tertiary sectors.
In an economy, production, consumption and exchange are carried out by three basic economic units: the firm, the household, and the government. Firms Firms make production decisions. These include what goods to produce, how these goods are to be produced and what prices to charge.
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The 20th century represented the triumph of mixed economies over central planning. But the 21st century may turn out very differently because of changes in advanced ...
The business owner needs to know what’s happening with their business, the market and economy. They may implement new technology quickly or respond to a shift in the market in real-time. Bottom line
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