Categories of industry

Categories of industry

Benefits of each sector

Secondary

Tertiary

Primary

Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry, Energy, Mining

Agri-food, Pharmaceuticals, Construction

Banking, Retail, Communication

Extracts raw materials from the earth

Transforms raw materials into finished goods

Services provided to businesses and consumers

Food

Exports

Government Revenue

Raw Materials

Employment

Factors of Production

Land

Labour

Capital

Enterprise

Natural resources used to provide goods, e.g. air, land

Human effort needed to provide goods and services

Items used to produce goods and services, e.g. machinery

Combines three other factors of production to create a business to provide goods and services

Rent

Wages

Interest

Profit

Economic Reward