secondary sector

English

Noun

secondary sector (plural secondary sectors)

1. (economics) The sector of the economy that principally uses raw materials produced by the primary sector for sale and use by other sectors.

Hyponyms

• manufacturing

Coordinate terms

• primary sector
• tertiary sector

Translations

economic sector that uses raw materials and produces manufactured goods

• Dutch: secundaire sector m, industriesector m
• Finnish: jalostussektori, jalostus (fi), teollisuussektori