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Industry
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A group of productive or profitmaking enterprises or organizations that have a similar technological structure of production and systematically employ labor to produce value.
Broader Terms
BT
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Industry and technology
More specific terms
NT2
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Consumer goods
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NT3
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Appliances
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NT4
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Furnaces
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▼
NT5
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Kilns
NT4
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Refrigerators
NT4
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Stoves
►
▼
NT5
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Cookstoves
NT5
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Woodstoves
NT4
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Washing machines
NT4
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Water heaters
NT3
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Clothing
►
▼
NT4
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Footwear
NT3
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Cosmetics
NT3
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Food
►
▼
NT4
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Animal source foods
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▼
NT5
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Amphibians
NT5
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Eggs
NT5
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Fish
►
NT5
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Honey
NT5
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Meat
►
NT5
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Milk
►
NT5
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Reptiles
►
NT5
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Shellfish
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NT4
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Blended foods
NT4
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Convenience foods
NT4
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Fortified foods
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NT5
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Concentrated foods
NT4
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High protein foods
NT4
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Liquid nutrients
NT4
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Perishable foods
NT4
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Plant source foods
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NT5
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Cereals
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NT5
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Edible wild plants
NT5
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Flavorings
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NT5
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Fruit
►
NT5
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Fungi
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NT5
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Legumes
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NT5
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Starches
NT5
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Sugar
►
NT5
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Vegetable oils
►
NT5
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Vegetables
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NT5
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Yeast
NT4
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Preserved foods
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▼
NT5
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Canned foods
NT5
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Dried foods
NT5
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Frozen foods
NT4
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Staple foods
NT4
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Weaning foods
NT3
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Furniture
NT3
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Handicrafts
NT3
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Jewelry
NT3
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Kitchenware
NT3
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Manufactured products
NT3
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Office equipment
NT3
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Pharmaceuticals
►
▼
NT4
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Abortifacients
NT4
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Antibiotics
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NT5
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Imidocarb
NT5
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Oxytetracycline
NT5
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Semicarbazones
NT5
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Sulfonamides
NT5
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Tetracycline
NT4
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Antimalarials
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NT5
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Chloroquine
NT5
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Quinine
NT4
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Hypnotics and sedatives
NT4
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Injectable contraceptives
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▼
NT5
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Depot medroxy progesterone acetate (DMPA)
NT4
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Medicinal plants
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NT5
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Coca
NT5
↓
Herbs
NT5
↓
Mushrooms
NT5
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Poppies
NT4
↓
Microbicides
NT4
↓
Narcotics
NT4
↓
Oral contraceptives
NT4
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Spermicides
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▼
NT5
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Contraceptive creams
NT5
↓
Contraceptive foams
NT5
↓
Contraceptive jellies
NT4
↓
Stimulants
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▼
NT5
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Cocaine
NT2
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Cottage industries
NT2
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Heavy industries
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▼
NT3
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Agribusiness
NT3
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Chemical industry
NT3
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Construction industry
NT3
↓
Fishing industry
NT3
↓
Metalworking industry
NT3
↓
Mining industry
►
▼
NT4
↓
Diamonds
NT3
↓
Petroleum industry
NT3
↓
Rubber industry
NT2
↓
Industrial development
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▼
NT3
↓
Commercialization
NT2
↓
Industrial economics
►
▼
NT3
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Industrial credit
NT3
↓
Industrial productivity
NT2
↓
Industrial facilities
►
▼
NT3
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Electric power plants
►
▼
NT4
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Hydroelectric power plants
NT4
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Nuclear power plants
NT3
↓
Factories
NT3
↓
Food processing facilities
►
▼
NT4
↓
Canneries
NT4
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Dairies
NT4
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Slaughterhouses
NT3
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Foundries
NT3
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Fuel refineries
►
▼
NT4
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Coal refineries
NT4
↓
Petroleum refineries
NT3
↓
Industrial mills
►
▼
NT4
↓
Sawmills
NT4
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Textile mills
NT3
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Industrial treatment plants
NT3
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Machine shops
NT3
↓
Mines
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▼
NT4
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Quarries
NT3
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Repair shops
NT3
↓
Warehouses
NT2
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Industrial management
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▼
NT3
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Industrial capacity
NT3
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Industrial efficiency
NT3
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Industrial planning
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▼
NT4
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Location of industry
NT3
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Industrial policy
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▼
NT4
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Electric power plants
►
▼
NT5
↓
Hydroelectric power plants
NT5
↓
Nuclear power plants
NT4
↓
Factories
NT4
↓
Food processing facilities
►
▼
NT5
↓
Canneries
NT5
↓
Dairies
NT5
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Slaughterhouses
NT4
↓
Foundries
NT4
↓
Fuel refineries
►
▼
NT5
↓
Coal refineries
NT5
↓
Petroleum refineries
NT4
↓
Industrial mills
►
▼
NT5
↓
Sawmills
NT5
↓
Textile mills
NT4
↓
Industrial treatment plants
NT4
↓
Machine shops
NT4
↓
Mines
►
▼
NT5
↓
Quarries
NT4
↓
Repair shops
NT4
↓
Warehouses
NT3
↓
Industrial security
NT3
↓
Inspections
NT3
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Materials handling operations
NT3
↓
Product development
NT3
↓
Product standards
NT3
↓
Production management
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▼
NT4
↓
Overproduction
NT4
↓
Production increases
NT4
↓
Production quotas
NT4
↓
Quality control
NT3
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Production methods
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NT4
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Assembly line production
NT4
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Mass production
NT4
↓
Standardization
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▼
NT5
↓
Standards
NT2
↓
Industrial occupations
►
▼
NT3
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Construction workers
NT3
↓
Electricians
NT3
↓
Engineers
NT2
↓
Industrial policy
►
▼
NT3
↓
Electric power plants
►
▼
NT4
↓
Hydroelectric power plants
NT4
↓
Nuclear power plants
NT3
↓
Factories
NT3
↓
Food processing facilities
►
▼
NT4
↓
Canneries
NT4
↓
Dairies
NT4
↓
Slaughterhouses
NT3
↓
Foundries
NT3
↓
Fuel refineries
►
▼
NT4
↓
Coal refineries
NT4
↓
Petroleum refineries
NT3
↓
Industrial mills
►
▼
NT4
↓
Sawmills
NT4
↓
Textile mills
NT3
↓
Industrial treatment plants
NT3
↓
Machine shops
NT3
↓
Mines
►
▼
NT4
↓
Quarries
NT3
↓
Repair shops
NT3
↓
Warehouses
NT2
↓
Industrial research
►
▼
NT3
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Industrial surveys
NT2
↓
Industrial technology
►
▼
NT3
↓
Industrial equipment
►
▼
NT4
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Construction equipment
►
▼
NT5
↓
Cranes (machinery)
NT5
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Earthmoving machinery
NT4
↓
Conveyors
NT4
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Drums (containers)
NT4
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Industrial machinery
NT4
↓
Mining equipment
NT4
↓
Printing presses
NT3
↓
Industrial processes
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▼
NT4
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Blending
NT4
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Dyeing
NT4
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Erosion processes
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▼
NT5
↓
Boring
NT5
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Drilling
NT5
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Grinding
NT5
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Scouring
NT4
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Forming processes
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NT5
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Compacting
NT5
↓
Corrugating
NT5
↓
Pelleting
NT4
↓
Handicrafts
NT4
↓
Heat treating
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▼
NT5
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Pasteurization
NT4
↓
Leaching
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▼
NT5
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Bleaching
NT4
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Logging
NT4
↓
Manufacturing
NT4
↓
Metallurgical processes
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▼
NT5
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Blacksmithing
NT5
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Metalworking
NT5
↓
Smelting
NT5
↓
Steelmaking
NT5
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Welding
NT4
↓
Mining
NT4
↓
Packaging
►
▼
NT5
↓
Bottling
NT5
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Canning
NT4
↓
Plating
NT4
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Pulping
NT4
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Sterilizing
NT4
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Storing
NT4
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Tanning
NT4
↓
Textile processes
►
▼
NT5
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Sewing
NT5
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Spinning
NT5
↓
Tailoring
NT5
↓
Weaving
NT4
↓
Waterproofing
NT4
↓
Woodworking
NT2
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Industry reorganization
NT2
↓
Light industries
►
▼
NT3
↓
Food industry
NT3
↓
Paper industry
NT3
↓
Textile industry
NT3
↓
Wood industry
NT2
↓
Service industries
►
▼
NT3
↓
Information industry
►
▼
NT4
↓
Printing industry
NT4
↓
Publishing industry
NT3
↓
Insurance industry
►
▼
NT4
↓
Health insurance
►
▼
NT5
↓
Health maintenance organizations
NT3
↓
Public services
►
▼
NT4
↓
Electric utilities
NT4
↓
Utilities
►
▼
NT5
↓
Electric utilities
NT5
↓
Water utilities
NT3
↓
Publishing industry
NT3
↓
Tourist industry
►
▼
NT4
↓
Ecotourism
NT3
↓
Transportation industry
►
▼
NT4
↓
Airlines
NT4
↓
Bus lines
NT4
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Railroads
NT4
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Shipping lines
Related terms
RT
⇆
Sector restructuring
RT
⇆
Technology
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Date of creation
23-Oct-2015
Accepted term
23-Oct-2015
Descendant terms
137
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More specific terms
14
Alternative terms
0
Related terms
2
Notes
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