Light industry that range of the economy is called, which manufactures consumer goods predominantly. In addition belong food, clothes, beverages, tobacco, housewares, health and Kosmetikartikel, in addition, Entertainment, electronics and Hightech.

The light industry is the opposite of the heavy industry, which does not produce finished consumer goods. Light industry processes partially products of the heavy industry.

After to center 20. Century the heavy industry in the industrial nations the dominating industry was, shifted the emphasis of the economic development into the range of the light industry and the service sector.

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