Sectorlevel

The term sectorlevel refers to the granularity or hierarchical level at which sectors are defined within a model, analysis, or data framework. It is not a fixed technical term with universal definition, but a concept used to describe the degree of subdivision within a sector.

In economic and business analysis, sectorlevel denotes the level of aggregation in which activities are grouped into sectors and subsectors. A lower sectorlevel (coarser granularity) combines many activities into broad sectors, while a higher sectorlevel (finer granularity) splits sectors into more specific subsectors. Example: at sectorlevel 1, the economy might be divided into agriculture, manufacturing, services; at sectorlevel 2, manufacturing could be subdivided into food processing, textiles, automotive, etc.

In urban planning or infrastructure, sectorlevel can describe the division of a city or region into sectors for planning and resource allocation, such as residential, commercial, industrial at the top level, with further subdivisions.

In data modeling, sectorlevel defines the granularity of sectoral data, affecting statistical analysis, visualization, and policy simulations. Different datasets may adopt different sectorlevel schemes, so alignment and documentation are important.

See also: sector, level of aggregation, NAICS, SIC codes, urban sectorization, data granularity.