The Secondary Sector (Grade 11 NSC Matric Economics): Flashcards

Manufacturing sector

Raw materials into finished or semi-finished goods

Smaller goods, less capital, e.g. clothing, electronics

Large goods, high capital, e.g. steel, shipbuilding

Less dependent on other countries for manufactured goods

Adds value by processing raw materials into finished goods

Export manufactured goods to earn foreign currency

Growth creates more materials, workers, tax revenue ripples

Systematically prevented black SA from education & skills

Help disadvantaged access skills, jobs, ownership, management