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191: 448:, in 1935. It took its origin from the titles current in Australia and New Zealand of 'primary industry' for agriculture, grazing, trapping, forestry, fishing and mining, and 'secondary industry' for manufacture. In Australia and New Zealand these terms are not only used in statistical reference books but are widely current in popular discussion. The phrase 'tertiary industries' therefore immediately carries, in these countries, a suggestion of those excluded by the official definition of 'secondary industries." 182: 199: 185:
Percentages of a country's economy made up by different sectors. Countries with higher levels of socio-economic development tend to have proportionally less of their economies operating in the primary and secondary sectors and more emphasis on the tertiary sector. The less developed countries exhibit
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Regarding the terminology itself Clark informs that "the term tertiary industries was originated by Professor A. G. B. Fisher in New Zealand, and became widely known through the publication of his book,
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service sectors. Economic activity in the hypothetical quaternary sector comprises information- and knowledge-based services, while quinary services include industries related to
377: 237:: involves the supplying of services to consumers and businesses, such as babysitting, cinemas or banking. Shopkeepers and accountants work in the tertiary sector. 387: 165: 461: 303:
forms of agriculture over the last three centuries. Economic growth took place mostly in the mining, construction and manufacturing industries.
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In the 20th century, economists began to suggest that traditional tertiary services could be further distinguished from "
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An economy may include several sectors that evolved in successive phases:
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tend to rely more on the first two sectors, in contrast to
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One classical breakdown of economic activity distinguishes
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Economic theories divide economic sectors further into
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An economy can also be divided along different lines:
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Index

Economic sectors
Economic sectors
Three-sector model
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Quaternary sector
Quinary sector
AGB Fisher
Colin Clark
Jean Fourastié
Business sector
Private sector
Public sector
Voluntary sector
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three sectors
Primary
commodities
Secondary
goods
Tertiary
quaternary
quinary
human services

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