German NOUN B2 Rank 18854

der Wirtschaftszweig

economic sector

der Wirtschaftszweig, die Wirtschaftszweige

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Wirtschaftszweig, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Wirtschaftszweig vs Branche

industry

Both words refer to an area of the economy in which similar products are manufactured or services are offered. „Branche“ is more common in ordinary business and market contexts; „Wirtschaftszweig“ sounds more formal and factual-statistical. Choose „Branche“ in everyday contexts and „Wirtschaftszweig“ in formal classifications.

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Wirtschaftszweig

In der Statistik wird dieser Wirtschaftszweig getrennt ausgewiesen.

In the statistics, this economic sector is listed separately.

Branche

Viele Firmen aus der Branche treffen sich auf dieser Messe.

Many companies from the industry are meeting at this trade fair.

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