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Three sectors according to Fourastié Clark's sector model. One classical breakdown of economic activity distinguishes three sectors: [1] 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.
Number of establishments by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007. Value of sales, shipments, receipts, revenue, or business done by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007. Annual payroll by sector in the United States economy in 1997, 2002, and 2007.
Nominal GDP sector composition, 2015 (in millions of 2005 USD): [5] [6] 2005 prices are used similarly to 2010 constant prices in which they provide economic statistics where inflation is accounted for.
In 2014, the U.S. economy was ranked first in international ranking on venture capital [77] and global research and development funding. [78] The U.S. spends around 3.46% of GDP on cutting-edge research and development across various sectors of the economy. [79] The U.S. has produced the world's highest number of Nobel laureates in the ...
We are now about halfway through 2019, and stocks are broadly having their best year in over two decades. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 is up about 18%, marking the biggest first-half return for the ...
Primary sector of the economy (the raw materials industry) Secondary sector of the economy (manufacturing and construction) Tertiary sector of the economy (the "service industry") Quaternary sector of the economy (information services) Quinary sector of the economy (humanitarian services)
Even after a wobbly start to 2025, the S&P 500 is trading at a multiple of 21.5 times forward earnings, expensive compared to a 10-year average price-to-earnings ratio of about 18, based on LSEG data.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed in 1999 by MSCI and Standard & Poor's (S&P) for use by the global financial community. The GICS structure consists of 11 sectors, 25 industry groups, 74 industries and 163 sub-industries [1] into which S&P has categorized all major public companies.