Secondary Sector (Manufacturing and Industry)
Manufacturing and Industry sector known as the secondary sector, sometimes as the production sector, includes all
branches of human activities that transform raw materials into products or goods. The secondary sector includes secondary
processing of raw materials, food manufacturing, textile manufacturing and industry. Most of this sector is mechanical
engineering.
Other sectors of economy:
Raw materials (primary sector)
Service sector (tertiary sector)
The secondary sector is often divided into heavy industry and light industry (see mechanical engineering). Each business,
organization or professional group, chamber or guild may also have their own classification.
The secondary sector forms a substantial part of GDP, it creates values (goods) and it is the engine of economic growth and is
crucial for all developed economies, although the trend, in most developed countries, is the predominant tertiary sector.
Basic list of Manufacturing and Industry sector or secondary sector is following:
Automotive
Electrical industry
Chemical Industry
Energy industry (according to some sources it is on the border of the tertiary sector)
Metallurgical industry
Construction Industry
Food Industry
Glass industry
Textile and clothing industry
Consumer goods industry (all consumables)
Each country has a different ratio of different industries, according to local conditions and industrial traditions. For a more detailed
breakdown of the secondary sector into individual branches and into individual economic activities, there are used different
classifications of human activities.
Other information and sources (International)
European Commission
Industry Sectors Overview