Sectors of the Economy

Primary sector

Secondary sector

Tertiary sector or Service sector

Consist of activities related to obtaning natural resources to be manufactured or to be used in production in food

Livestock farming

Forestry

Fishing

Agriculture

Involves farming the land to produce raw materials, such as cereals, cotton and fruit

Involves raising animals for food and for raw materials, such as leather and wool.

Consists of harvesting the wood from trees in forests and plantations raw materials, such as resin, cork and rubber.

Involves catching or farming fish, molluscs and crustaceans

Involves manufacturing raw materials and producing capital goods

Mining

Industrial activities

Construction

Energy production

consists of removing rocks and minerals from the subsoil, obtaining raw materials

Manufacture raw materials into goods, such as cloth, tools, machinery, etc

Are the buildings (homes, factories, offices, etc.) and infrastructure (roads, ports, airports, etc.)

Consists of extracting energy from natural resources, and also involves activities related to the manufacture of energy.

This sector doesn't create or manufacture materials

Commerce

Transport and Communications

Tourism

Services

Banks and Financial services

Involves distributing and selling the products from the primary and secondary sectors

Relate to the movement of people and goods, and to communicating information

Relates to the temporary movement of people from one place to another

Include anything from essential services, such as healthcare and education, to activities such as advertising and legal services.

Provide services related to saving and moving money: current accounts, investment funds, etc.

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