Secondary Economic Activities

                    Secondary Economic activities 

      

  

                                              

Secondary economic activities involve the processing of raw materials (primary products). Examples would include turning timber into furniture and turning iron-ore into steel. Any factory can be seen as a system involving inputs (e.g. timber) processes (e.g. cabinet making) and outputs (e.g. tables and chairs).

Importance of secondary economic activites : 

Secondary Sector is the most important sector of an economy. According to economic theory, countries dependent on agriculture and allied activities ie primary sector, grow slowly and remain under-developed or developing economies. The export the raw material to the rest of the world.