Tertiary is short for tertiary industry. Tertiary (sub) industry refers to the service industry in a broad sense. Such as storage and transportation industry, communication industry, catering industry, science, education, culture, health and other industries.

The primary industry is agriculture

The secondary industry is industry (including extractive industries, manufacturing, water, electricity, steam, hot water, and gas) and construction

The tertiary industry is the service industry

The sector of non-material production (providing labor) derived from the material production activities of the primary and secondary industries is classified as the tertiary industry. That is, all industries other than the primary and secondary industries. According to the actual situation in China, the tertiary industry can be divided into two major sectors circulation sector, including commerce, warehousing, logistics, etc., and the service sector, such as hotels, restaurants, tourism, leisure and entertainment.

Provenance

This concept is originally from <three industrial classification>

1, the material production sector that obtains products directly from nature is the first industry. Such as agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries ------

2, processing of substances taken from nature production sector for the second industry. Such as manufacturing, construction, electricity, mining ----

3, from the first and second industry material production activities derived from the non-material production (the provision of labor) sector is classified as the third industry.