The industry (lat. industria - activity, diligence) is with the largest industry in the German linguistic area. Here the commercial processing of materials, whose original form is unsuitable to the satisfaction of requirements, takes place to production or consumer goods. However is in the linguistic usage in the meantime the exact demarcation blurred. Probably due to frequent false translations of the English wrong friend "industry "(on German: "Industry", "industry ") ever to the industry industries "industry ", for instance the "tourism industry", belonging to more frequently also not belonging, to the service industries are called, "tourism industry "or "the music industry "(English "music industry ", actually "music industry ").

Industry is

• apart from handicraft, trade, service and agriculture the most important occupation form and an important sector of the economy in modern civilizations.
• a name for a differentiated production form with a high degree at mechanization and automation contrary to production relating to crafts
• a popular name for each kind of vocational occupation, which is not carried by the state.

Industrial companies

One differentiates four kinds from industrial companies:

• Basic industry

• Industry producing capital goods

• Consumer goods industry

Branches of industry

Industrielle manufacturing happens world-wide in different branches of industry. According to that internationally standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) of the UN industrial companies of same or similar production directions are arranged as follows according to branches of industry:

Further branches of industry

• Mining industry
• Electrical industry
• Glass industry
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Cement industry
• Heavy industry
• Waste industry

See also

• Organizations:
  • Chamber of Commerce and industrie (IHK)
  • Federal association of the German industry (BDI)
  • Federal union of the German employers' associations (Federal Employers Association)
  • Federal association of the German cement industry (BDZ)
  • (Industrie) trade unions
• References:
  • Industrialization
  • Economics
  • Old industry

Related links

• Statistics to the industry in Germany

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