1. L2 Business Enterprise/ICT Unit 1 Business Purposes
The business sectors in the UK

2. Learning intentions/objectives
To know what is the primary sector and gives examples
To know what is the secondary sector and gives examples
To know what is the tertiary sector and gives examples
Understand and explain the changes in the UK economy

3. Primary sector Mining, farming and fishing Rural = countryside
Wales, Yorkshire, Cornwall
= Getting a raw product
Example of a farm
Example of a mine
Fishing
In decline in UK why?
Cheaper to mine/fish/farm abroad
Supplies running out…

4. Secondary sector
Turns primary sector materials into finished product. Eg cotton/steel Mills
Was mainly in Midlands/North UK
Kellogg’s
Ford cars: Halewood and Dagenham
What is the state of secondary sector in uk?
Bad eg: Ford have four production sites in uk
7 more have closed in last 30 years

5. Tertiary sector Service sector Shops, restaurants, banks, insurance
Includes the quaternary sector
Eg Research, IT, Marketing
Mainly in cities eg London = finance
Swansea = DVLA
Newcastle = Tax office
What happens if these have bad times?

6. Sector Changes Primary/Secondary sectors were big employers.
They declined = tertiary on the up.
Population moved to cities.
What are un/employment statistics?
What are the reasons for change?
Resources running out?
Globalisation?