The manufacturing sector. The service sector.

1 The definition of the service sector used in the present report, encompasses all non agricultural and non manufacturing industries.

Switzerland's most important economic sector is manufacturing.

(d) Insufficient linkages between the primary (commodity) sector and the manufacturing sector.

The industrial sector includes manufacturing, mining, and utilities.

OFDI was largely led by the manufacturing sector.

In 1992, the manufacturing sector employed 1,890 persons. 40

Given this, China must continue to develop its manufacturing sector.

But Europe must do more to reinvigorate its own manufacturing sector.

With respect to foreign trade, the key economic sector is manufacturing.

The agricultural sector remained important, but manufacturing exports should also be strengthened.

Asian policymakers must remember how they successfully developed their manufacturing sector through competition.

Recovery will also require re establishing at least a small scale manufacturing sector.

In the US, as the financial sector soared, the manufacturing base contracted sharply.

The territorial Government reports that the manufacturing sector is still in its infancy.

Indeed, India has leapfrogged over the manufacturing sector, going straight from agriculture into services.

Overall, the service sector has been growing, whereas manufacturing as a whole is contracting.

It is indispensable to pool public and private resources in the non oil productive sector, to create jobs in sectors such as tourism, manufacturing, agro industry and construction.

But depression in the construction sector and unemployment among its ex workers would be balanced by exuberance in the manufacturing sector, rising prices for manufactured goods, and long hours and high wages for manufacturing workers

Among industrial activities, the manufacturing sector contributes to the gross value added of the secondary sector with 64 of the total, while the building sector contributes 24 .

Indeed, productivity growth in India s service sector matches productivity growth in China s manufacturing sector, thereby reducing poverty by enabling wages to rise.

Around 57 of these establishments were in the wholesale, retail trade and repair sector, and around 14 were in the manufacturing sector.

In the US, for example, the manufacturing sector employs less than 10 of all workers.

Indeed, the manufacturing sector is also where the world s middle classes take shape and grow.

But the potential for explosive growth has usually been seen only in the manufacturing sector.

Non governmental and private sector funds

Non agricultural activities include manufacturing, trade, services and transport etc. Within the non agriculture sector, the major portion i.e. two thirds (64.6 ) of the employed persons was engaged in informal sector. The unemployed rate has shown an increase from 7.8 in 1999 2000 to 8.3 in 2001 2002.

Service sector employment is sometimes viewed as more desirable than manufacturing since jobs in the service sector are seen to have higher status.

Service sector productivity growth in formerly manufacturing heavy Asian economies has been dismal by international standards.

That cooperation would assist improved policy setting for the manufacturing sector, and identification of competitive subsectors.

The industrial sector, especially manufacturing, continues to be the main driver of growth in the region.

Some larger manufacturing units were established during this period, and operated mainly in the public sector.

They operate or promote subcontracting exchanges, sector specific manufacturing networks, raw materials banks and contract farming.

Non governmental organizations, including the private sector

B. Private sector and non governmental agency

The manufacturing sector can make a significant contribution to the task of post war reconstruction in Afghanistan.

In some SIDS, tourism has been the dominant sector because of the difficulty of diversification, not only towards manufacturing or non tourism services activities, but also among activities based on natural resources.

Senior positions in profit and non profit sector

VIII. NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR

The local manufacturing sector includes printing, fish processing, ship repair, tourist related crafts and the manufacture of paint.

UNDP identified a critical sector to which no assistance was directed small and micro scale manufacturing productive enterprises.

The speakers also raised the question of whether concentration in the service sector had been caused by the strength of developing countries in that sector or by their weakness in the manufacturing sector.

As a result of the premature decline of the manufacturing sector, unemployment is high in many Latin American countries.

With modern manufacturing underdeveloped, many young workers with fewer skills and less education are consigned to the informal sector.

Responsible for the sector of non food relief items.