An industry is generally any grouping of businesses that share a common method of generating profits, such as the "music industry", the "automobile industry", or the "cattle industry". It is also used specifically to refer to an area of economic production focused on manufacturing which involves large amounts of capital investment before any profit can be realized, also called "heavy industry.". As-of 2004, Financial services is the largest industry (or category of industries) in the world in terms of earnings.
Industry in the second sense became a key sector of production in European and North American countries during the Industrial Revolution, which upset previous mercantile and feudal economies through many successive rapid advances in technology, such as the development of steam engines, power looms, and advances in large scale steel and coal production. Industrial countries then assumed a capitalist economic policy. Railroads and steam-powered ships began speedily integrating previously impossibly-distant world markets, enabling private companies to develop to then-unheard of size and wealth. Following the Industrial Revolution, perhaps a third of the world's economic output is derived from manufacturing industries—more than agriculture's share, but now less than that of the service sector.
More on [ Industry ]

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Group - Newsletter and books with news and information of electric, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, including fuel cells, natural gas and other clean fuels for public, government and private fleets.
Meta Description: [ Newsletters, books, and free online resources on electric, hybrid, fuel cell, natural gas, propane, hydrogen and biofuel vehicles including cars, trucks, buses, utility vehicles ]
purchasingb2b - Reports on purchasing and procurement in Canada with news, features, and analysis.
Sales Rep's Advisor - Provides independent manufacturers with legal, financial and business strategies.
Meta Description: [ Sales Rep's Advisor provides independent manufacturers reps with legal, financial and business strategies to protect and grow their firms and build profitable relationships with principals. ]
Times Publications - Information about corporate Africa, Asia review and Europe review of business technology.
Meta Description: [ Time-Publications, the standard ot the third millennium ]
Webmergers.com - Dotcom news, mergers, sales and acquisitions
| Brave New Films Hits The Healthcare Industry Hard | |
| Next Video | |