0 industry that makes small things and does not need to use large, heavy machinery
1 industries that manufacture small equipment, clothing, electronics, etc.:
The new treaty appeased both the agrarian lobby and heavy industry as well as export-orientated light industry.
Light industry measures the percentage of workers in the region employed in the production of textiles, clothing, wood products, leather and printing.
Light industry generally supported free trade, and heavy industry supported protectionism.
Substituting these measures for heavy industry produced positive signs for both the new measure and for light industry.
Conversely, the representatives of light industry vote as predicted in 1902, but not in the 1890s.
Representatives of light industry opposed freer trade in the 1890s, and also opposed tariff protection in 1902.
In a clear division of the economy, the public sector continued to control hydrocarbons, heavy industry, banking, international trade, and some light industry.
One reason for this divided stance was that socialism affected heavy and light industry differently, with the former industry in a stronger defensive position than the latter.
