| Primary Activities | Secondary Activities |
| (i) Primary activities include activities, such as hunting, fishing, mining, agriculture. | (i) Secondary activities include manufacturing and constructions. |
(ii) These activities are concerned with obtaining materials directly from nature.
For example, fish from water or wood from trees. | (ii) These activities add value to the already existing products by changing their form, making them more suitable to satisfy our needs and wants. |
| (iii) Primary activities produce raw materials. | (iii) Secondary activities produce finished products. |
| (iv) Production of goods in primary activities depends upon natural factors. | (iv) Production of goods in secondary activities depends on technology, skill of labours and capital. |
