Industry+definitions

=Industry definitions= toc

Primary
Primary industries extract raw resources (commodities) from nature; they sell on these commodities with little or no additional processing. Examples include agriculture, mining, fisheries.

Secondary
Secondary industries involve manufacturing and production of goods, ultimately from raw materials (commodities) but often a secondary industry will provide inputs into another secondary industry (for example, a car parts manufacturer may sell components to a motor vehicle manufacturer.

Tertiary
Tertiary industries deliver services. Examples include hairdressing, security, hospitality.

Quaternary
[|Quaternary]industries are knowledge-based. Examples: financial planning, computer software, education, research and development

Quinary
[|Quinary]industries include both voluntary and paid domestic services.

(adapted from definitions on [|//www.businessdictionary.com 24/3/11//])
 * Input || Resources used by a firm, work team, machine or individual in a given period ||
 * Output || Quantity of goods/services produced by a firm, work team, machine or individual in a given period ||
 * Throughput || [|General]: [|Productivity] of a [|machine], [|procedure], [|process], or [|system] over a [|unit] [|period], expressed in a [|figure-of-merit] or a term meaningful in the given [|context], such as [|output] [|per] [|hour], [|cash turnover], [|number] of [|orders] shipped. ||
 * Small business || Any business with less than 20 employees; OR a manufacturing business with less than 100 employees. ||
 * Private sector || A business owned by private individuals or organisations (includes both commercial and not for profit enterprises). Example: Qantas. ||
 * Public sector || Owned by a government (local, state/territory or Commonwealth). Example: Australia Post. ||