In economy, the secondary industry , among the three economic sectors defined in the National accounting, gathers the linked activities with the transformation of the raw materials resulting from the Primary sector.

This sector, even if it represents a relatively modest share of GDP of the developed Pays (for example 20.6% in France in 2006), is regarded as strategic; it provides uses of Engineer and provides work of research and development to companies of the Tertiary sector.

Components

• Aeronautical
• Agroalimentary
• Automobile
• Astronautics
• Construction industries (BTP)
• electrotechnical Construction
• railway Construction
• Mechanical engineering
• Naval construction
• Chemical industry
• Electronic Drug company
• space Industry
• Energy Electric household appliances
• Textile industry
• paper Industry
• Industry of wood
• Energy production (EDF, Powerplant, GDF etc).
• Craft industry of art
• …

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