The public sector has been expanding through several years of growing economic crisis.

There was some disagreement among analysts about the extent to which various sectors of the economy had expanded.

As the needs of the society became more complex and the public sector expanded rapidly, there was a corresponding need to reform the civil service.

A reading of 50 or more means the sector is expanding.

Under the Government's control, Mexico's financial sector has already been expanding at about twice the rate of economic growth.

As time goes on it can be seen that the commercial sector is expanding.

In the second half of the 20th century, the industrial and service sectors have expanded greatly.

During the first half of the 19th century, the French industrial sector was expanding rapidly.

"The private sector is expanding for the first time in a long time," he said.

As data from the Commission's communication shows, the environmental sector is expanding strongly with an estimated growth in the coming years of 5.5 %.