How to Use subsector in a Sentence

subsector

noun
  • Growth stocks and subsectors led both markets, along with non-ferrous metals.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Healthcare subsectors were mixed.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, highways, gas, and liquor were among the worst-performing subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The top-performing subsectors were cultural media, coal, and auto parts.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The top-performing subsectors were shipping, telecom, and banking.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Job growth across finance and insurance subsectors has been stronger nationally than in New York.
    — Heather Briccetti Mulligan, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Of these subsectors, though, office real estate presents the biggest concern, with vacancies growing the fastest.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Smaller funds are focusing on a stage, subsector, or way to help with a particular aspect of building a crypto business.
    — Yuliya Chernova, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2021
  • There’s a whole subsector of companies that turned away from crypto mining to help power AI data centers.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
  • With 96 subsectors available, this change opens the door for business owners with good credit and strong track records to expand their reach and diversify.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, banks and utilities were the only negative subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • On the opposite end of the spectrum, some subsectors of REITs have seen earnings slow.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Top-performing subsectors were precious metals, energy equipment, and oil & gas.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • That being said, transaction volumes were down across all subsectors within commercial real estate for the first quarter of this year compared with the same time last year.
    — Byalena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2023
  • Blackstone sees investing in different types of companies across various clean-energy subsectors as the way to go.
    — Luis Garcia, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Its recovery has been splintered, given the varying subsectors of retail, from large indoor malls to big-box centers to grocery-anchored, open-air strip centers.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Rising demand from parents for early education is causing a boom in a small but fast-growing subsector of commercial real estate.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Regional bank stocks — The subsector ticked higher after driving down the broader market on Thursday.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, office supplies, leisure products, and education were among the worst-performing subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • So what does this all mean for commercial real estate, or better said, particular subsectors within the asset class, like office properties?
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, semiconductors, and household products.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, food, beverages, and semiconductors were among the worst-performing subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Growth subsectors, such as pharmaceuticals and biotech, also outperformed.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, coal, paper, and construction materials were among the worst-performing subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Rasgon also believes that the company and subsector stands strong enough to weather against rising Chinese competition.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The top-performing subsectors were retail, pharmaceuticals, and consumer durables.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Meanwhile, banks, energy equipment, and construction machinery were among the worst-performing subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The top-performing subsectors were consumer durables, apparel, consumer services, and household appliances.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, semiconductors and securities firms were among the worst-performing subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, petroleum & petrochemicals, banking, and oil & gas were among the worst-performing subsectors.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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