basic industry
noun[C]
ukusPRODUCTION,ECONOMICS
atypeofindustrythatproducesmaterialsthat aresuppliedto otherindustries, and which isimportantin a country'seconomy:
basicindustriessuch asmining,oil, andgas
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As far as economic intelligence, the highest confidence was inbasicindustryoutput, as with metals, petroleum and transportation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Distress and bankruptcy in agriculture, thebasicindustryof our country, is affecting the happiness and prosperity of the whole people.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, steel being abasicindustry, it generates substantial growth of both upstream and downstream facilities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mostbasicindustrythat environmental consulting remains prominent in is the commercial estate market.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is the first reason why we proposed nationalisation, because it is abasicindustry.
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I wonder how many areas have had to face this degree of closure in abasicindustry.
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Of these, 899 were in thebasicindustryof coal mining.
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It was as formidable an indictment of abasicindustryas one could get.
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The value to thatbasicindustryin 1963 when the scheme was in operation was proved many times over.
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It has been proved that more sophisticated projects must come second to thisbasicindustry.
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