SECONDARY SECTOR Workers in the secondary sector take the raw materials produced in the Primary sector and transform them into manufactured products. This is called manufacturing
ENERGY INDUSTRIES
BASE INDUSTRIES
CAPITAL GOOD INDUSTRIES
CONSUMER GOOD INDUSTRIES
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
They transform raw They use base They use the products They use raw They are very materials into semiindustry products to produced by the base materials to make important because finished products. manufacture things and capital goods buildings and public they supply homes The metal and like machinery and industries. They works, like bridges and other industries equipment. The make items that are and roads. with the energy they chemical industries are examples of base automotive industry sold to the public, need. Most of our industries. is an example of a such as cars, power comes from capital goods industry. clothing and non-renewable It uses machinery and cosmetics sources, such as equipment to coal, oil and gas. We manufacture parts of can also get energy cars. from renewable sources, such as sunlight, wind and water.
The Secondary Sector in Spain Spain’s secondary sector is growing in size. Today, about 30 % of the active population work in this sector. Most industries are found in big cities, such as Bilbao, Barcelona and Madrid. The shoe industries have become more important over the last years.