Secondary Sector

Secondary Sector

The secondary sector of the economy produces finished goods from the raw materials extracted by the primary economy. All manufacturing, processing, and construction jobs lie within this sector.

Activities associated with the secondary sector include metalworking and smelting, automobile production, textile production, the chemical and engineering industries, aerospace manufacturing, energy utilities, breweries and bottlers, construction, and shipbuilding. In the United States, around 12.7% of the working population was engaged in secondary sector activity in 2018.

The secondary industries are bifurcated into two streamlines:

1. Manufacturing: Industries engaged in the production and creation of goods to convert raw material into the usable form are known as manufacturing industries. There are four types of manufacturing industries:

Analytical: Analytical industry focuses on extracting different products from the specific raw material.

Synthetical: These industries concentrate on combining various ingredients to create a new product.

Processing: When the raw material is treated at different stages to acquire the final product, it is known as processing.

Assembling: Assembling refers to the compilation of different products to develop a new product.

2. Construction: Building up of immovable goods using various goods as raw material to serve the consumer’s utility is called construction.

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