industry
Let an agent explain industry as a sector and as branches of economic activity, describe classification systems and industrial organisation, present statistics and trends from sources, and support policy and business questions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain industry as a sector and as branches of economic activity, describe classification systems and industrial organisation, present statistics and trends from sources, and support policy and business questions.
The production of goods and services within an economy, especially the secondary sector of manufacturing, construction and processing, and by extension any branch of economic activity such as the engineering, graphic arts, chemical, food or automotive industries, classified in standard industrial classifications; industry is studied in economics and organised through firms, supply chains and trade associations, and includes hard-to-abate sectors central to climate policy.
What it is for: Production of goods and services, especially manufacturing.
It can be explain the sector and branches; describe classification; present statistics; support policy questions.
Distinguishing features
Production focus
Classified branches
Firm organisation
Policy relevance
What it looks like
Factories, plants and production facilities.
How it is recognised
Secondary sector and its branches
Manufacturing, construction, processing
Agriculture is primary; services are tertiary
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - a national economy
is related to - industrial workforce
In practice
Families and kinds
manufacturing industries
construction and processing industries
engineering and technology industries
creative and graphic arts industries
hard-to-abate sectors such as steel and cement
Standards and regulation
Standard industrial classification systems
Industrial policy and competition law
Environmental and safety regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing industry as sector with specific industries
Outdated statistics
Ignoring environmental and labour dimensions
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.industry-act
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What industry is.
Economics.
Concept
Concept and sectors.
Concept
Concept.
- What is industry as the secondary sector, and how does the term extend to any branch of economic activity? definition
- Is the sector or a specific industry meant? boundary
Classification
Classification.
Classification
Classification.
- How do standard industrial classifications organise industries, and how are they used in statistics? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific classification system? action
Organise Industrial organisation.
Business.
Firms
Firms and supply chains.
Firms
Firms.
- How are industries organised through firms, supply chains, clusters and associations? provenance
- Which entry fits industrial organisation? action
Trends
Trends.
Trends
Trends.
- What trends such as automation, offshoring and reshoring shape industry, according to research? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Policy Policy and environment.
Attribution.
Policy
Industrial policy.
Policy
Policy.
- What are the attributed positions in debates on industrial policy and competition? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Climate
Industry and climate.
Climate
Climate.
- How are hard-to-abate industries addressed in climate policy? provenance
- Which entry fits industrial decarbonisation? action
Learn History and study.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did industry develop through the industrial revolutions? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Sources
Statistics.
Sources
Statistics.
- Which sources provide reliable industrial statistics? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each industry be a separate entry?
- How should classification systems be linked?
- How should statistics be linked?