'commodities sector' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use the phrase whenever you are referring to the economic sector which covers commodities and related products, such as raw materials and agricultural goods. For example: "The commodities sector has had a significant growth since the start of the decade."
On the back of that there has been a rout in the commodities sector.
In the commodities sector there were some share-boosting finds of both oil and gold.
Tuesday's plunge in the oil price - linked to the continuing strength of the dollar in the expectation of US interest rate rises - has also affected the commodities sector.
In the commodities sector, the analogue would be making a run on a precious metal — in order to manipulate the price.
A drop in oil also tends to drag down the entire commodities sector, because of the trading strategies of many big investors.
A dip in the oil price on continuing doubts about whether production curbs can be agreed by Opec next month has also hit sentiment in the commodities sector.
While technology news dominated the headlines, the energy and commodities sectors were driving the markets.
Aleksander Grad, the Treasury minister who is spearheading the privatization campaign, says he intends to sell parts of the energy, chemical, financial and commodities sectors by 2011.
Even the mining and commodities sectors are not exempt, despite previous government reluctance to privatize them, even partly, because of the sensitivity of potential job losses.
Jason Potts, co-author of the International Institute for Sustainable Development's The State of Sustainability Initiatives Review, assessing sustainability standards across ten commodities sectors, including sugar.
"The challenging market conditions in the UK print advertising market and those facing Euromoney in the investment banking and commodities sectors are likely to have an adverse impact on full year 2016 results," said Martin Morgan, the chief executive of DMGT.
