11.   The more likely scenario, he said, is that domestic tobacco consumption will continue to decline.

12.   Personal consumption continues to recover moderately, and housing construction is moving at a high level, it added.

13.   Analysts say consumption continues to suffer in Japan as workers face ongoing job uncertainty.

14.   But he noted that personal consumption continues to weaken and said the agency wants to watch economic developments closely in the next month or two.

15.   Consumption continues to suffer as workers face ongoing deterioration in the labor market, analysts say.

16.   Corporate investment is steadily increasing and personal consumption continues to rise moderately, the bank said.

17.   Corporate investment is steadily increasing and personal consumption continues to rise moderately, the central bank said.

18.   Growth was highest in the Asia-Pacific region, where local consumption continued to increase rapidly.

19.   In North America, as in Europe, consumption continues to rise in line with economic recovery.

20.   In spite of the encouraging signs, however, the Spanish still lack confidence in the economy and consumption continues to stagnate.