什麼是產業

指各種製造或供應貨物、勞務或收入來源的生產性企業或組織。經濟學中通常將其劃分爲第一產業、第二產業和第三產業，第二產業又劃分爲重工業和輕工業。第一產業包括農業、林業、漁業、採礦、採石等。第二產業亦稱制造業，以加工第一產業所提供的原料使其成爲消費品，或爲其他第二產業製造產品而提供生產資源的部門；第二產業也包括能源生產工業和建築業。第三產業亦稱服務業，包括了銀行、金融、保險和投資不動產等業務；批發、零售和轉售貿易；運輸、訊息和通訊服務；自由職業、諮詢、法律和個人服務；旅遊、旅館、飯店和娛樂；維修服務；教育和教學；保健、社會福利、行政管理、警務、安全和保衛等服務。

industry

Group of productive organizations that produce or supply goods, services, or sources of income. In economics, industries are customarily classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary; secondary industries are further classified as heavy and light. Primary industry includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and extracting minerals. Secondary or manufacturing industry processes the raw materials supplied by primary industries into consumer goods, or further processes goods from other secondary industries, or builds capital goods used to manufacture consumer and nonconsumer goods; secondary industry also includes energy-producing industries and the construction industry. Tertiary or service industry includes banking, finance, insurance, investment, and real estate services; wholesale, retail, and resale trade; transportation, information, and communications services; professional, consulting, legal, and personal services; tourism, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment; repair and maintenance services; education and teaching; and health, social welfare, administrative, police, security, and defense services.