Question

multiple choice
publishers and printing companies are both involved with books, magazines, and newspapers. one type of company is considered part the manufacturing section, because it produces the physical product: books, magazines, newspapers, and so on. what sector does publishing belong to, since it does not produce a tangible product (until printing transforms it into one)?
tertiary, because it provides a service
quaternary, because it involves research
secondary, because it transforms ideas into physical objects
primary, because it makes original content

Explanation:

The tertiary sector involves providing services. Publishing involves activities like editing, marketing, and distribution of content (which are services) before the physical product (books, magazines etc.) is created by printing (manufacturing - secondary sector). The primary sector is related to raw material extraction (e.g., farming, mining), the secondary sector is manufacturing (like printing here as it makes the physical product), and the quaternary sector is knowledge - based (e.g., research and development in a very specialized sense). Since publishing provides services (not raw materials, not manufacturing, not just research in a pure sense), it belongs to the tertiary sector.

Answer:

tertiary, because it provides a service