The stock market was relatively stagnant, for reasons I'll go into later, but other sectors of the economy were booming.

Even without the prodding, the sector has boomed.

Last year, India's agricultural sector boomed, benefiting from bountiful rain.

As the high-tech sector has boomed, Santa Clara and the other counties south of San Francisco have added a quarter of a million jobs.

Indeed, most sectors are booming.

India's outsourcing sector has boomed as global companies have shifted work offshore to take advantage of the country's skilled, cheap, English-speaking labor force.

That is because the long-term rates set in the markets are already relatively low and the most interest-sensitive sectors of the economy, especially housing, are already booming.

It has received something like 121 replies in total, which clearly indicates just how significant a sector this is, for in it, business is booming.

All sectors of the economy boomed as the homefront prospered.

Results from the English Housing Survey show the private rented sector is booming as more would-be buyers find themselves unable to obtain mortgages.