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Primary industries |
industry that deals with the production of primary products such as minerals that are mined or quarried, or an agricultural product that is harvested in a raw state |
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Raw materials |
something used by an industry to be processed into a more finished state. For example iron ore (raw material) is made into steel (product) and steel (raw material) is made into an automobile (product) |
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Secondary industries |
industry dealing with manufacturing or construction |
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Manufacturing |
processing raw materials into a more finished state For example making lumber form logs is primary manufacturing, and making furniture from lumber secondary manufacturing |
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Tertiary industries |
industry that provides serices rather than goods |
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Services |
tertiary industries that provides functions needed by other industries and society in general. Services including, retailing, education, healthcare, communications, and government. The service sector is the largest part of Canada's economy. |
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Quaternary industries |
highly specialized (and usually expensive) knowledge-based technological and support services |
