Over the past six months, leadership has come from sectors such as basic materials, consumer goods, technology, and services.

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Since the beginning of 2013, its operations have been divided into four business sectors: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology.

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Maher then lamented the expansion of technology to ordinary consumer goods, saying that his car window is stuck because the computer which controls it isn't working.

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The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods, and encouraged savings and investment over consumption.

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In addition, government spending on wartime technology produced a great many breakthroughs that impacted consumer goods production for decades.

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Auto companies and consumer goods firms have to spend larger percentages of their budgets on transportation and fuel than do banks or a technology services providers.

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