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.—
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Mainland China grinded higher, led by growth stocks and subsectors including technology hardware, semiconductors, and electronic equipment.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, technology hardware, consumer durables, apparel, and automobiles were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Hong Kong internet stocks held up better than most, even as several growth subsectors, including biotech and EV/hybrid, saw profit-taking, with notable declines in high flyers like Pop Mart (-6.04%), Laopu Gold (-6.67%), and Mixue Group (-5.85%).
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In the middle are manufacturing subsectors like plastics and rubber (a 30% premium) and food products (a 32% premium).
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Meanwhile, technology hardware, consumer durables, apparel, and automobiles were among the worst-performing subsectors.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Hong Kong internet stocks held up better than most, even as several growth subsectors, including biotech and EV/hybrid, saw profit-taking, with notable declines in high flyers like Pop Mart (-6.04%), Laopu Gold (-6.67%), and Mixue Group (-5.85%).
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In the middle are manufacturing subsectors like plastics and rubber (a 30% premium) and food products (a 32% premium).
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
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“Subsector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsector. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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