21.   Other reports issued Tuesday showed strength in the housing sector and in factory production.

22.   Other recent data show retail sales are rebounding, exports are rising, the housing sector is gaining strength and business inventories are being pared.

23.   That outlook was offset in part, however, by a government report suggesting that weakness had intruded into the important housing sector.

24.   That supports expectations of a slowdown in the housing sector, he said, which would help keep inflation in check, a prime concern of bond investors.

25.   The rest will be spent in a boost to the housing sector, increased pensions and measures to help small companies.

26.   The sale of state firms would be start with the transport, energy, land use and housing sectors, Aznar said.

27.   The strong housing sector supported the economy in two ways.

28.   They are still in the minority and have not been looking prescient lately, with job growth stronger than expected in February and the housing sector holding up.

29.   They seem to be giving the housing sector a shot in the arm, for example.

30.   Two of the key reasons were reports signaling a significant pickup in the housing sector and in consumer confidence.