economic sector

Example Sentences

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Fortunately, there’s another model that has worked in a crucial economic sector for nearly two centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Services is by far the main largest economic sector, and in the United States the services PMI dipped to an 11-month low of 51.1.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Losing the data will make it harder to know how much climate-warming gas an economic sector or factory is emitting and to track those emissions over time.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

Agriculture, however, is also an important economic sector and often encroaches into unprotected tropical forest areas.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

Agriculture remains an important economic sector,     employing about half of the work force, accounting for 18% of GDP, and     contributing 19% to exports.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency