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  2. Industry (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Economists may regard the manufacture of vehicles as a foundational industry and as a bellwether industry. [1] In macroeconomics, an industry is a branch of an economy that produces a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services. [2] For example, one might refer to the wood industry or to the insurance industry.

  3. Outline of industry - Wikipedia

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    Primary sector of the economy (the raw materials industry) Secondary sector of the economy (manufacturing and construction) Tertiary sector of the economy (the "service industry") Quaternary sector of the economy (information services) Quinary sector of the economy (humanitarian services)

  4. Industry classification - Wikipedia

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    At the top level, they are often classified according to the three-sector theory into sectors: primary (extraction and agriculture), secondary (manufacturing), and tertiary (services). Some authors add quaternary (knowledge) or even quinary (culture and research) sectors. Over time, the fraction of a society's activities within each sector changes.

  5. Economic sector - Wikipedia

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    Three sectors according to Fourastié Clark's sector model. One classical breakdown of economic activity distinguishes three sectors: [1] Primary: involves the retrieval and production of raw-material commodities, such as corn, coal, wood or iron. Miners, farmers and fishermen are all workers in the primary sector.

  6. Global Industry Classification Standard - Wikipedia

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    The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed in 1999 by MSCI and Standard & Poor's (S&P) for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 11 sectors, 25 industry groups, 74 industries and 163 sub-industries [1] into which S&P has categorized all major public companies.

  7. Industry - Wikipedia

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    Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity Industry (manufacturing) , a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery The wider industrial sector of an economy, including manufacturing and production of other intermediate or final goods

  8. Stocks in these 4 sectors are best positioned to rally into ...

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    Tech remains a top sector pick, and will outpace the gains in the broader market next year, up a projected 19.8% in 2025 compared to 9.4% for the rest of the market, the analysts said.

  9. Standard Industrial Classification - Wikipedia

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    The first limitation surrounds its definition and mistaken classification of employee groups. For example, administrative assistants in the automotive industry support all levels of the business, yet the SIC defines these employees as part of the "Basic Sector" of manufacturing jobs when they should be reported as "Non-Basic." Secondly, SIC ...