This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector and manufactures finished goods or where they are suitable for use by other businesses, for export, or sale to domestic consumers. This sector is often divided into light industry and heavy industry. Many of these industries consume large quantities of energy and require factories and machinery to convert the raw materials into goods and products. They also produce waste materials and waste heat that may pose environmental problems or cause pollution.
Some divisions in the secondary sector are:
The secondary sector is important as it helps to convert the goods from the primary sector into useful products for easy consumption by the customers. It also directly or indirectly contributes to the GDP or Gross Domestic Product of our country.
Some divisions in the secondary sector are:
- Aerospace manufacturing
- Automotive industry
- Brewing industry
- Chemical industry
- Textile industry
- Consumer electronics
- Energy industry
- Steel production
- Tobacco industry
The secondary sector is important as it helps to convert the goods from the primary sector into useful products for easy consumption by the customers. It also directly or indirectly contributes to the GDP or Gross Domestic Product of our country.