Textiles, footwear, food processing, mechanical, electrical, electronics and chemical industries, as well as finance and construction, are some of the main economic activities.
en.wikipedia.org Also, for industries, planned obsolescence stimulates demand by encouraging purchasers/putting them under pressure to buy sooner if they still want a functioning product.
en.wikipedia.org While times were tough, creating high-value growth industries would help with getting out of the recession of the past few years.
www.odt.co.nz Currently, major industries include mineral-based units, machine-based units, machine tools and accessories, pre-stressed concrete pipes, plastic products, textiles, wooden furniture and asbestos cement pipes.
en.wikipedia.org Women also played an important part in the expanding textile industries, spinning and setting up warps for men to weave.
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