Service Industries
The tertiary sector of the economy (also known as the service sector or the service industry) is one of the three economic sectors, the others being the secondary sector (approximately the same as manufacturing) and the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, and extraction such as mining).
Read more about Service Industries: Service Sector, Typical Industries, Difficulty of Definition, Theory of Progression, Issues For Service Providers, List of Countries By Tertiary Output
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