economic sector

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Tourism was always accepted as a positive economic sector for Spain," says Femenia-Serra.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Those principles include compactness, contiguity and the preservation of political subdivisions, including cities and counties, and “communities of interest” that have geography, culture or an economic sector in common.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The new pledges demonstrate that space is an "economic sector that is growing very fast," Aschbacher emphasised.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

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 remains the most important economic sector, employing about 60% of the labor force, accounting for almost 20% of GDP, and contributing about 25% to exports.

From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency