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Major sector

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-001117

One of six broad categories of industries: business, nonfarm business, nonfinancial corporations, total manufacturing, durable goods manufacturing, and nondurable goods manufacturing.

Note: Common major sectors are classified and defined within the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-001117
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/major-sector/"
}

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