服务业：一个国家经济中由提供服务的企业组成的部分。
...依据计数局的数值，我国primary sector（第1产业）、industrial sector（第二产业），以及tertiary /service sector（第三产业）都取得较快进展。
第三产业和广义服务业（service sector）是同一对象的两个不同说法，内涵和外 延完全相同，可当作同义词使用。
滴入式经济 trickle-down economy 第三财富 tertiary industry; service sector 第三代移动电话(3G手机) third-generation mobile; 3G mobile ..
服务部门，服务行业；服务业
Although the service sector has grown since the late 1970's, its productivity growth has declined.
尽管服务业自20世纪70年代末以来一直在增长，但其生产率增长却在下降。
There is, however, no dearth of technological resources, rather, managers in the service sector fail to take advantage of widely available skills and machines.
然而，技术资源并不缺乏，相反，服务部门的管理人员未能利用广泛可用的技能和机器。
There were even claims that IT had improved the performance of the service sector significantly, although macroeconomic measures of productivity did not reflect the improvement.
甚至有人声称，它大大改善了服务部门的业绩，尽管生产率的宏观经济措施没有反映出这种改善。
The service sector is made up of businesses like banks,hotels and restaurants.
VOA : special.2009.02.06
And the service sector economy in India is booming and finally even the industry sector has done a little better.
其第三产业开始高速发展,最后连第二产业,也蓬勃发展起来。
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China has been in light manufacturing, ... and India has been on the service sector Labor intensive? -Labor intensive.
中国轻工业强，印度一直在第三产业,中国是劳动密集型？，-劳动密集型。
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Any reading below 50 signals contraction of the service sector, and July's reading was the tenth consecutive month of decline.
VOA : standard.2009.08.05
Continued improvement in American manufacturing was offset by further signs of weakness in the service sector.
VOA : standard.2009.08.05
When the spending stops, the service sector jobs associated with robust spending will disappear as well.
The ISM Non-Mfg Index (service sector) plunged from 57.2 in February to 53.3 in March.
Now layoffs or induced retirements are as common in the service sector as in manufacturing.