sunset industries
Fading economic fields
Sunset industries are sectors of the economy in long-term decline, typically due to technological change or shifting consumer demand.
Coal mining, textile manufacturing, and print journalism are often cited examples.
The metaphor suggests these industries are approaching their end, contrasting with sunrise industries that represent emerging growth.
Government subsidies kept the sunset industry alive a few more years.
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- declineDecrease or refuse
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
- buggy whipCarriage driver's lash
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
outdated · contraction · retraining programs · uncompetitive · automation · downsizing · legacy systems · brick and mortar · business · coal mining · factory closure · steelworks · phasing out · last gasp · redundancy · downturn · stagnation · wane
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