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Secondary sector of the economy

Index Secondary sector of the economy

The secondary sector of the economy includes industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. [1]

16 relations: Construction, Export, Goods, Heavy industry, Industry, International Monetary Fund, Light industry, Pollution, Primary sector of the economy, Production (economics), Sales, Tertiary sector of the economy, The World Factbook, United States dollar, Waste, Waste heat.

Construction

Construction is the process of constructing a building or infrastructure.

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Export

The term export means sending of goods or services produced in one country to another country.

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Goods

In economics, goods are materials that satisfy human wants and provide utility, for example, to a consumer making a purchase of a satisfying product.

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Heavy industry

Heavy industry is industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, and huge buildings); or complex or numerous processes.

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Industry

Industry is the production of goods or related services within an economy.

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of "189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Formed in 1945 at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international payment system.

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Light industry

Light industry is industries that usually are less capital-intensive than heavy industry and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented, as it typically produces smaller consumer goods.

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Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

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Primary sector of the economy

An industry involved in the extraction and collection of natural resources, such as copper and timber, as well as by activities such as farming and fishing.

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Production (economics)

Production is a process of combining various material inputs and immaterial inputs (plans, know-how) in order to make something for consumption (the output).

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Sales

Sales is activity related to selling or the amount of goods or services sold in a given time period.

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Tertiary sector of the economy

The tertiary sector or service sector is the third of the three economic sectors of the three-sector theory.

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The World Factbook

The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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Waste

Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials.

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Waste heat

Waste heat is heat that is produced by a machine, or other process that uses energy, as a byproduct of doing work.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy

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