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Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products is called manufacturing. Do you know that paper is manufactured from wood, sugar from sugarcane, iron and steel from iron ore and aluminium from bauxite? People employed in the secondary activities manufacture the primary materials into finished goods. The workers employed in steel factories. car, breweries, textile industries. bakeries etc. fall into this category. Some people are employed in providing services. Here, we are mainly concerned with manufacturing industries which fall in the secondary sector. The economic strength of a country is measured by the development of manufacturing industries. Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty from our country. Manufacturing sector is considered the backbone of development in general and economic development in particular mainly because-manufacturing industries not only help in modernising agriculture, which forms the backbone of our economy. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce, and brings in much needed foreign exchange.
(a) Define manufacturing.
(b) Infer the importance of manufacturing sector for a country?
(c) How dots manufactured goods increases foreign exchange?
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Answer:
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Explanation:
define manufacturing
Manufacturing
Explanation:
(a) Production of goods in large quantities after processing from raw materials to more valuable products is called manufacturing.
(b) Manufacturing industry consists of primary and secondary activity. Primary activity is when raw materials are processed into basic material that can feed the secondary industry. Like iron and steel manufacturing for example. Secondary industries processes these material into finished goods that can be used by people. Example, manufacturing cars from the iron and steel industry. Manufacturing industry is vital for a country's economy as it eradicates unemployment and poverty from the country.
(c) Manufacturing sector helps in modernizing agriculture, which forms the backbone of our economy. Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce, and brings in much needed foreign exchange.