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Primary Sector
Primary Sector - this involves acquiring raw materials. For example, metals and coal have to be mined, oil drilled from the ground, rubber tapped from trees, foodstuffs farmed and fish trawled. This is sometimes known as extractive production.
Secondary - this is the manufacturing and assembly process. It involves converting raw materials into components, for example, making plastics from oil. It also involves assembling the product, e.g. building houses, bridges and roads.
Tertiary - this refers to the commercial services that support the production and distribution process, e.g.insurance, transport, advertising, warehousing and other services such as teaching and health care.

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