* Several efforts at strengthening the non-petroleum related Norwegian economy

Bonyads are charitable trusts in Iran that play a significant role in Iran's non-petroleum economy, controlling an estimated 20 % of Iran's GDP.

When disaggregated, only petroleum and non-petroleum groupings showed different results: a country with relatively low levels of dependence on petroleum exports is at slightly less risk, while a high-level of dependence on oil as an export results in slightly more risk of a civil war than national dependence on another primary commodity.

Lubrication is generally done with a food-grade non-petroleum lubricant to avoid contamination of the distribution system.

* Alternative fuel credits: a credit based on the amount of production of certain non-petroleum fuels.

Crosscut saws are used within Designated Wildernesses where chainsaws are banned due to the prohibited use of motorized or mechanized tools and equipment, requiring that crosscut training also include the proper use of non-petroleum based lubricants as well as training in techniques which leave a minimal impact both ecologically as well as visually after trails are cleared of downed trees.

Airsoft safe lubricants use non-petroleum based, inert propellants that will not harm the rubber and plastic parts on the airsoft gun such as the Hop rubber and " O " rings.

All told, 54 % of the pre-war German fuel production was derived from non-petroleum sources, of which 8 % was ethanol from renewable sources

According to a World Bank official, 30 percent of Armenia's economy in 2009 came from the construction sector.

New construction benefited the whole economy, as the development of the tourism sector also spawned new businesses such as restaurants, bars and other tourist-oriented enterprises.

The agricultural sector is one of the most heavily regulated sectors in the U. S. economy, as it is regulated in various ways at the international, federal, state, and local levels.

At present, the private sector plays a major role in Bonn's economy.

Its economy is primarily based on the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, media corporations, and convention venues.

Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy, accounting for about 15 % of GDP.

Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy, accounting for up to 17 % of GDP, due to the country's status as an offshore financial center.

The economy of Bulgaria functions on the principles of the free market, having a large private sector and a small, but strong public sector.

Wealth-producing primary sector jobs in the U. S. such as those in manufacturing and computer software have often been replaced by much lower paying wealth-consuming jobs such as those in retail and government in the service sector when the economy recovered from recessions.

The economy of the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, is mainly fueled by the tourism sector and by the financial services sector, together representing 70-80 percent of the country's gross domestic product ( GDP ).

The mining sector in Chile is one of the pillars of Chilean economy.

Economy of Croatia is a service-based economy with the tertiary sector accounting for 70 % of total gross domestic product ( GDP ).

The Turkish invasion inflicted a serious blow to the Cyprus economy and in particular to agriculture, tourism, mining and quarrying: 70 percent of the island ’ s wealth-producing resources were lost, the tourist industry lost 65 percent of its hotels and tourist accommodation, the industrial sector lost 46 percent, and mining and quarrying lost 56 percent of production.

The business services sector is the fastest growing sector of the economy, and has overtaken all other sectors in importance.

In June 2012 the Cypriot finance minister Vassos Shiarly stated that the European Central Bank, European commission and IMF officials are to carry out an in-depth investigation into Cyprus ' economy and banking sector to assess the level of funding it requires.

The economy mainly revolves around the agricultural sector and government service, which together employ about half of the work force.

The tourism sector also contributes substantially into the economy.

The government's economic policy and democratic security strategy have engendered a growing sense of confidence in the economy, particularly within the business sector, and GDP growth in 2003 was among the highest in Latin America, at over 4 %.

However, the government's economic policy and democratic security strategy have engendered a growing sense of confidence in the economy, particularly within the business sector.

Tourism has since become an important sector of Cadillac's economy.

The city ’ s immediate proximity to two lakes, as well as Manistee National Forest, Pere Marquette State Forest, Mitchell State Park and a number of major highways ensures that tourism occupies a significant sector of the local economy.

As a portion of the GDP, the manufacturing sector has contracted since the 1980s.

The history of privatization dates from Ancient Greece, when governments contracted out almost everything to the private sector.

As the global recession hit in 2001, the offshore sector in Barbados slightly contracted further thereby making Tourism as the new chief money maker, after having earlier eclipsed manufacturing and sugar cane.

During most of this period the economy of the Netherlands slowed or contracted, with the exception of the agricultural sector.

The construction sector contracted 23. 5 %, manufacturing shrunk 9 % and the agriculture sector 5. 9 %.

The buildings also started expanding around the city as the agricultural sector contracted and became confined to the coasts of Kaslik and some orchards in Ghadir, Harat Sakhr and the coast of ‘ Alma.

Typically, a private sector consortium forms a special company called a " special purpose vehicle " ( SPV ) to develop, build, maintain and operate the asset for the contracted period.

In 2004 infrastructure maintenance, ( Track, Signal, and Overhead lines ), was taken back ' in-house ' by Network Rail, but track renewal remains contracted out to the private sector.

During this period, the government started negotiations to restructure interest payments and amortizations of the foreign debt, which in 1985 was 36 billion dollars ( of which 28 were from the public sector ), contracted with the international private banking and multilateral agencies.

Alaska Freight Lines, of Seattle, had contracted with Western Electric to provide 500 tons of equipment to the DEW stations being built in the Alaska sector.

However the growth rate slowed, the sector contracted, and in 2001 ICOM merged with the Co-operative Union ( which was the federal body for consumer cooperatives ) to create Co-operatives UK, thus reunifying the cooperative sector.

In Jets ' n ' Guns, the player starts out as a freelancer, contracted to drive out a gang of criminals from a sector of space.

The design, operation and maintenance is usually done by government, typically on the local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a private sector company.

Forensic work is now contracted out to the private sector.

Service Canada announced in fall 2005 that it was subcontracting some of its service delivery to SNB, the first public sector multi-service agency in Canada ; this is believed to be a precedent whereby a provincial agency was contracted to deliver a federal service.