Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
An industry not producing goods but performing various tasks, including transportation, distribution, professional advice, finance.
This sector has expanded rapidly in Western countries since 1950, partly as the result of firms becoming more specialized and buying in services which were previously provided in-house and partly through increased consumers’ real incomes making possible the purchase of others' labour.
See also: productive labour
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