subsector

noun

sub·sec·tor ˈsəb-ˌsek-tər

variants or sub-sector

plural subsectors or sub-sectors

: a sector that is part of a larger sector

… the category is more diversified than you may think, since it can include such varied subsectors as aerospace components, high-tech industrial machinery, and scientific instruments.—

Stephanie Losee

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Meanwhile, highways, gas, and liquor were among the worst-performing subsectors. —

Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Yet, those same subsectors tend to outperform the overall market in the first year of Republican presidential terms, dating back to the first Reagan administration in 1981. —

Bertha Coombs, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025 The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, semiconductors, and household products. —

Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, semiconductors and securities firms were among the worst-performing subsectors. —

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