But the surprise was pleasant: the economy expanded far faster, and for far longer, than even the most optimistic Government projections.
Futures traders were stunned by a Government projection, released after the market closed, for a huge cotton harvest.
Government projections indicate that pensions will produce a $29 billion deficit this year.
But more cases than that are expected to be identified in the single year of 1991, according to Government projections.
Government projections of visitor numbers to the site was originally set at 9 million.
Government projections, which could of course be modified, call for an overall 10 percent cut over the next two seasons.
The most optimistic Government projections say India will not stabilize its population until the year 2050, at 1.3 billion people.
Revised budget estimates show the deficit over the next couple of years falling below previous Government projections.
The inflation rate may reach 35 percent in 1991, according to Government projections.
The figure was considerably larger than a Government projection of a deficit of $2 billion.