Outline Of Industry - Encyclopedia Information

The following is a list of industries, intended as an overview and a topical guide to different types of industries

Industry, in economics and economic geography, refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.^[1]

Essence of industry

In some cases, industries can be harmful, such as those where harmful waste chemicals are dumped in bodies of water, or even those where pesticides and similar inadvertently leak into water sources.

Industry sectors

Primary sector of the economy (the raw materials industry)
Secondary sector of the economy (manufacturing and construction)
Tertiary sector of the economy (the " service industry")
Quaternary sector of the economy (information services)
Quinary sector of the economy (human services)

Major industries

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Services

History of industry

General industrial concepts

Industrial output

References

^ "Industry | Define Industry at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

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Major industries

Natural sector

Biotic

Agriculture	Arable farming Cereals Legumes Vegetables Fiber crops Oilseeds Sugar Tobacco Permanent crops Apples et al. Berries Citrus Stone fruits Tropical fruit Viticulture Cocoa Coffee Tea Nuts Olives Medicinal plants Spices Horticulture Flowers Seeds Animal husbandry Beef cattle Dairy farming Fur farming Horses Other livestock Pig Wool Poultry Beekeeping Cochineal Lac Silk Hunting Fur trapping
Forestry	Silviculture Bamboo Logging Firewood Rattan Tree tapping Frankincense Gum arabic Gutta-percha Maple syrup Mastic Natural rubber Palm sugar, syrup, & wine Pine resin Wild mushrooms Fungiculture Truffles
Aquatic	Fishing Anchovies Herring Sardines Cod Haddock Pollock Mackerel Shark Swordfish Tuna Crabs Lobsters Sea urchins Squid Whaling Aquaculture Carp Catfish Tilapia Abalone Mussels Oysters Pearls Microalgae Seaweed Both Clams Sea cucumbers Scallops Salmon Shrimp

Geological

Fossil fuels
- Coal
- Peat
- Natural gas
- Oil shale
- Petroleum
- Tar sands
Mining of ores
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Iron
- Gold
- Silver
- Palladium
- Platinum
- Lithium
- Rare-earth metals
- Uranium
Other minerals
- Gemstones
- Phosphorus
- Potash
- Salt
- Sulfur
Quarrying
- Gravel
- Sand
- Chalk
- Clay
- Gypsum
- Limestone
- Dimension stone
- Granite
- Marble

Industrial sector

Manufacturing

Light industry	Food Animal feed Baking Canning Dairy products Flour Meat Prepared Preserved Sweets Vegetable oils Beverages Beer Bottled water Liquor Soft drinks Wine Textiles Carding Dyeing Prints Spinning Weaving Carpets Lace Linens Rope Clothing Accessories Dressmaking Furs Hatmaking Sewing Shoemaking Tailoring Printing Bookbinding Embossing Engraving Secure Typesetting Media reproduction Cassette tapes Phonographs Optical discs Metal fabrication Boilermaking Builders' & household hardware Cutlery Gunsmithing Locksmithing Machining Other smithing Powder metallurgy Prefabrication Surface finishing Other fabrication 3D printing Blow molding Drawing Extrusion Glassblowing Injection moulding Pottery Sintering Stonemasonry Woodworking Furniture Other goods Baggage Bicycles Jewellery Medical supplies Musical instruments Office supplies Outdoors & sports equipment Personal protective equipment Toys
Electrical & optical	Electronics Components Circuit boards Semiconductors Computers Computer systems Parts & peripherals Blank storage media Communications equipment Mobile phones Network infrastructure Consumer electronics Televisions Video game consoles Instrumentation Clocks & watches GPS devices Scientific instruments Medical imaging systems Optical instruments Cameras Gun & spotting scopes Laser construction Lens grinding Microscopes Telescopes Electrical equipment Batteries Electrical & fiber optic cables Electric lighting Electric motors Home appliances Transformers
Chemicals	Coal & oil refining Bitumen Coke Diesel fuel Fuel oil Motor spirit Jet fuel Kerosene Mineral oil Paraffin wax Petrochemicals Petroleum jelly Propane Synthetic oil Tar Commodity chemicals Fertilizers Industrial gases Pigments Pure elements Speciality chemicals Adhesives Agrochemicals Aroma compounds Cleaning products Cosmetics Explosives Fireworks Paints & inks Perfumes Soap Toiletries Fine chemicals Pharmaceuticals Antibiotics Blood products Chemical & hormonal contraceptives Generic drugs Illegal drugs Supplements Vaccines
Materials	Leather Liming & deliming Tanning Currying & oiling Wood Drying Sawmilling Engineered Lumber Composite Paper Sizing Cardboard Pulp Tissue Rubber Tires Vulcanized rubber Plastics Commodity Engineered Specialty Pellets Synthetic fibers Thermoplastics & thermosets Glass Borosilicate Fused quartz Soda-lime Float glass Glass fiber Glass wool & fiberglass Safety glass Ceramics Brick Earthenware Porcelain Refractory Tile Cement Mortar Plaster Ready-mix concrete Other mineral Abrasives Carbon fibers & advanced materials Mineral wool Synthetic gems Metal refining Iron Aluminum Copper Alloys Steel Formed metal Rolled Forged Cast metal
Heavy industry	Machinery Conveyors Heavy Hydraulic Machine tools Power & wind turbines Automobiles Other heavy vehicles Aerospace & space Rail vehicles Ships & offshore platforms Weapons

Utilities

Power
Water
- Sewage
Waste management
Remediation
Telecom networks
- Cable TV
- Internet
- Mobile
- Satellite
- Telephone

Construction

Buildings
Civil engineering
- Bridges
- Railways
- Roads
- Tunnels
- Canals
- Dams
- Dredging
- Harbors
Specialty trades

Service sector

Sales	Retail Car dealership Consumer goods General store Grocery store Department store Mail order Online shopping Specialty store Wholesale Auction Brokerage Distribution
Transport & Storage	Cargo Air cargo Intermodal Mail Moving company Rail Trucking Passenger transport Airlines Car rentals Passenger rail Ridesharing Taxis Warehousing Self storage
Hospitality	Foodservice Drink service Cafés Catering Fast food Food delivery Restaurants Teahouses Hotels
Asset management	Financial services Banking Credit Financial advice Holding company Money transfer Payment cards Risk management Securities Insurance Health Life Pension funding Property Reinsurance Real estate Brokerage Property management
Professional	Accounting Assurance Audit Bookkeeping Tax advice Architecture & engineering Inspection Surveying Physical, product, & system testing Design Fashion Interior Product Legal services Management Consulting Public relations Marketing Advertising
Healthcare	Medicine Dentist offices Hospitals Nursing Residential care Veterinary medicine
Entertainment & leisure	Gambling Online Sport Venues Arcades Amusement parks Fairgrounds Nightclubs
Other	Administrative Customer service Leasing Renting Staffing Private investigation & security Maintenance Janitors Landscaping Repairs Personal services Beauty Dry cleaning Funeral Maid service Pet care Sex Poverty Travel Business travel Cruise lines Tourism

Information sector

Publishing & Mass media	Written Books Periodicals Software Audio-visual Film Music Video games Broadcasting News Radio Television Internet Hosting Social networks Streaming Websites
Education	Primary Secondary Tertiary Vocational school University Testing Tutoring
Other	Creative Language Research and development Basic research

Classification standards	Production-based ANZSIC ISIC NACE NAICS SIC UKSIC Market-based GICS ICB TRBC
Inputs & outputs	Externalities Community Crime Culture Pollution Well-being Funding Goods Commodities Final Intermediate Raw material Innovation Primary inputs Labor Natural resources Physical capital Services Technology
Organization	Centralization Cartel Conglomerate Horizontal integration Mergers and acquisitions Monopoly Monopsony Vertical integration Decentralization Enforced breakup Freelancing Homesteading Outsourcing Putting-out system Spinning-off Temporary work Ownership Cooperative Joint-stock company Nationalization Nonprofit organization Partnership Privatization Sole proprietorship State-owned enterprise

Essence of industry

Industry sectors

Major industries

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Services

History of industry

General industrial concepts

Industrial output

See also

References

External links