0 industry that uses large machines to produce either materials, such as steel, or large goods, such as ships or trains
1 the business of using large machines and materials such as coal and steel to produce large goods
2 industry that manufactures large pieces of equipment or machinery, or that uses large pieces of equipment or machinery to manufacture products:
For the later divisions, both light and heavy industry coefficients are significant.
More generally, economic development diminished the relative importance of heavy industry.
The policy network representing the interests of the mainland heavy industry (most importantly the metallurgical industry) comes very close to the ideal type policy community.
They believed, with justice, that he would return heavy industry to the former owners.
Instead, heavy industry had become most visible and grown dramatically, creating enormous demand for resources and raw materials not found at home.
But it can also be seen in the traditional heavy industry sectors over issues like state aid and competition judgements.
Even heavy industry temporarily distanced itself from this, but was soon forced back into the camp by the coal crisis.
Moreover, differences between industrial sectors, particularly heavy industry, service, professional and agricultural sectors are heavily determining of incomes.
