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What is a secondary sector?

What is a secondary sector? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (economics) The sector of the economy that principally uses raw materials produced by the primary sector for sale and use by other sectors.
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The growth of the secondary sector recorded in recent years has led to a modification of the regional production structure.
The primary sector employs 22 percent of workers, the secondary sector 28 percent, and the tertiary sector 50 percent.
In industry, especially in the secondary sector, an increase in the number of mining companies is observed in the country.
There has been a perception in society that the primary sector is of less worth or value than the secondary sector.
The job losses are a combined result of school amalgamations, closures and budget shortfalls across both the primary and secondary sector.
In the secondary sector, the average school would see its allocation go up from £98,000 this year to £150,000 in April and £190,000 next year.

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