Answer to Question #212094 in English for elisa

Question

You are expected to identify at least three sectors within the UK (Primary , Secondary and Tertiary) and then comment on their value to the UK economy. It is better if you show examples of organisations in each sector.

Answer 1

Economy in the UK

Primary production involves getting raw materials. For example, metals and coal have to be mined, oil drilled from the ground, rubber tapped from trees, foodstuffs farmed and fish trawled. This is sometimes known as extractive production.

Secondary production: this is the manufacturing and assembly process. It involved converting raw materials into components, for example, making plastics from oil. It also involves assembling the product, eg building houses, bridges and roads.

Tertiary production this refers to the commercial services that support the production and distribution process, eg insurance, transport, advertising, warehousing and other services such as teaching and health care.