# Economic Sector |  | One classical breakdown of economic activity distinguishes three sectors:Primary: involves the retrieval and production of raw-material commodities, such as corn, coal, wood or iron. Miners, farmers and fishermen are all workers in the primary sector. Secondary: involves the transformation of raw or intermediate materials into goods, as in steel into cars, or textiles into clothing. Builders and dressmakers work in the secondary sector. Tertiary: involves the supplying of services to consumers and businesses, such as babysitting, cinemas or banking. Shopkeepers and accountants work in the tertiary sector. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Economic sector](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_sector) | - Primary: [[Commodity]] - Secondary: [[Manufacturing]] - [[Tertiary sector of the economy]] - services/service economy - [[Quaternary Sector of the Economy]]