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Manufacturing and Service Sector Roles in the Evolution of Innovation and Productivity The relative size of the manufacturing sector in an economy depends on its stage of development. As economies become more industrialized, employment and output increase rapidly. Eventually, for large-enough levels of development, the contribution of the manufacturing sector starts declining in favor of the service sector. That is, manufacturing's contribution to employment and output follows an inverted U-pattern. 1  This key feature of economic growth reflects structural change across different sectors: The agriculture sector shrinks, the service sector expands, and the manufacturing sector exhibits a hump-shaped pattern. In this essay, we analyze differences in trends between the manufacturing and service sectors along several dimensions. For a sample of 24 countries and for the period 2000-14, we collected annual data on employment and value-added, which are the typical measures used to analyz...

 Definition of the Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing is the process of transforming materials or components into finished products that can be sold in the marketplace. Every physical product that you buy in a store or online is manufactured somewhere. The manufacturing industry is one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy, employing more than 12 million workers. Today, technology is causing the country’s economy to move towards offering services as opposed to producing goods. However, it is becoming clear to economists that a healthy manufacturing industry is one of the hallmark indicators of a healthy, thriving economy. And manufacturing intermingles nearly every area of the economy. manufacturing industries definition Manufacturing industries are those that engage in the transformation of goods, materials, or substances into new products. The transformational process can be physical, chemical, or mechanical. Manufacturers often have plants, mills, or factories that produc...