The Administration's most recent forecast estimated that the deficit, on a comparable basis, would be $109 billion in 2002.

If one believes the most recent economic forecasts, growth is likely to settle in around 3 percent on both sides of the Atlantic.

And the demand for commercial time in syndicated series also exceeded recent forecasts, totaling an estimated $2 billion.

He was even willing to revise his recent forecasts of an important consolidation among phone equipment suppliers.

The three most recent forecasts indicated earnings of $1.83.

In contrast, an average of 1.1 million new households will be formed each year until the year 2000, according to recent forecasts.

The government will also predict a 1.6% expansion in 2013 (lower than the Bundesbank's recent forecast of 1.8%).

The most recent forecasts of the two institutions show the growth rate for industrial countries at around 2.5 percent next year, about the same as in 1987.

According to recent forecasts, the year 2001 is going to be one of the worst years since the 1950s for the Israeli economy.

If recent forecasts are borne out, the March rise was indeed a blip.