The Government has projected outstanding debt will drop to $31 billion by the end of the year.

In 1988, the Government projected a population of 268 million for the year 2000 and 300 million for 2050.

The Government projected a soybean harvest of 1.84 billion bushels, about 20 million less than expected.

The Government has not officially projected beyond that, but officials say it is clear that the prospect of illness does not end at five years.

Grain and soybean futures prices shot up after the Government projected a 26 percent plunge in wheat production.

The Government has projected 3.5 percent, while other economists are saying about 2 percent.

The Government projected a total United States orange harvest of 231 million boxes.

The Government projected another year of extremely slow growth, but even that outlook was called optimistic by some private economists.

The Government had projected an increase of 1.1.

The Government projected $66 billion in exports and $68 billion in imports for 1990.