By 2010, the __________ made up more than three quarters of the United States' economy, as measured by its share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

A. quaternary sector
B. no single economic sector holds such away in the US economy
C. primary sector
D. tertiary sector
E. secondary sector


Answer: D. tertiary sector

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