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primary sector
Translations
primary sector
primary sector the sector of the economy (including AGRICULTURE and mining) concerned with the production and extraction of raw materials. See also SECONDARY SECTOR and SERVICE (OR TERTIARY) SECTOR.primary sector
primary sector the part of the economy concerned with the extraction of raw materials and the provision of agricultural crops and animal produce. The primary sector, together with the INDUSTRIAL SECTOR and the SERVICE SECTOR, form an inter-locking chain of economic activities that constitute a modern economy. See STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY. |