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This sector can be broken down into the industrial, construction and craft sectors.

Industry is traditionally defined as that part of the economy which is mining and quarrying, as well as manufacturing. Handicrafts encompass many economic sectors, especially construction and manufacturing, but also trade and other service sectors.

Craft trades in particular are strongly affected by the shortage of skilled workers. This sector includes all professions where a product is usually manufactured to order or a service is provided on demand. From industrial suppliers to craftsmen and medium-sized craft enterprises.

Through its surveys, the construction industry provides indispensable statistical information on the economic development and structural changes in the construction industry. These provide an essential basis for the work of the federal and state governments, the parliament, the chambers, as well as the building and craft associations.