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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''secondary industry''' (or '''secondary sector''') is the sector of an economy that transforms raw materials into finished or intermediate goods, comprising manufacturing, construction, and utilities such as electricity and water supply. It is the industrial sector that historically drove the rise of modern economies.<ref name="wiki">Wikipedia contributors, "Secondary sector of the economy".</ref><br />
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== Definition ==<br />
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The secondary sector encompasses activities that process, manufacture, and construct products. It includes:<br />
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* Manufacturing<br />
* Construction<br />
* Electricity, gas, and water supply<br />
* Mining-related processing<br />
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These activities add value by transforming raw materials from the [[Primary Industry|primary sector]] into intermediate or final goods.<ref name="wiki"/><br />
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== Economic role ==<br />
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! Aspect<br />
! Description<br />
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| Value added<br />
| Historically the engine of productivity growth and income convergence.<br />
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| Employment<br />
| Rises during industrialisation, then stabilises or falls in advanced economies.<br />
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| Linkages<br />
| Strong forward and backward linkages with other sectors.<br />
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The secondary sector plays a central role in the process of economic development and [[Industrial Upgrading|industrial upgrading]]. Manufacturing in particular is associated with technological progress, economies of scale, and the development of [[Human Capital|human capital]]. In advanced economies, the share of the secondary sector has generally declined relative to services, a shift sometimes described as deindustrialisation.<ref name="wiki"/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Primary Industry]]<br />
* [[Tertiary Industry]]<br />
* [[Industrial Structure]]<br />
* [[Industrial Upgrading]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Economics]]<br />
[[Category:Economic sectors]]<br />
[[Category:Industrial policy]]</div>Toto