sub-sector
noun[C]
(alsosubsector)uk/ˈsʌbˌsek.tər/us/ˈsʌbˌsek.tɚ/anareaofeconomicactivitythatformspartof one of thelargerareasinto which theeconomicactivityof acountryisdivided:
A fewbigcompaniesdominatethesupermarketsub-sector.
This subsector isrecognizedas agrowingone.
- Studentaccommodationis aninterestingsub-sector of thepropertymarketforinvestors.
- Livestock is one of the mostimportantsubsectors inagriculture.
- One sub-sector ofhealthcarethatbenefitsfrom theageingof thepopulationiscompaniesprovidingcareto theelderly.
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- float
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- pecuniary
- protectionism
- upturn
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