The consumer discretionary sector is just below where it was in 2000.

Analysts look to the consumer sector to lead the economy out of the recession.

But he acknowledged a need "to see an improvement in the consumer sector."

The company also provided coach tours and independent travel agency services to the consumer sector.

When you add all this up, the consumer sector is going to look surprisingly strong in the fourth quarter.

The largest group was the consumer sector, which represented 26 percent of the blueprint companies.

Economists point to several reasons why the market collapse has not had a more dramatic effect on the consumer sector.

Half of the rise in the consumer sector went into Treasury funds.

The lowest level of growth will be in the household and small consumer sector.

"The one thing that's clear is that the whole consumer sector has gone south."