Some surveys of forecasts report the distribution of the forecasts of the different individuals being surveyed.

However, while the capacity forecast is more likely to be below the mark than above it, the reverse is true for the demand forecasts.

b ESCWA forecasts.

World demand forecasts for 2005 and 2006 point to annual growth rates of 4 to 5 per cent, which would be just enough to accommodate the planned capacity additions.

Economic Forecasts in the Age of Big Data

Consensus forecasts do still seem optimistic.

The Board notes that, as at May 2005, UNOPS had not prepared cash flow forecasts or forecasts of future activity extending beyond 12 months.

We might read that the average forecast of 20 different forecasters is 2.8 , with the five highest forecasts above 3.2 and the five lowest forecasts below 2.5 .

Such forecasts are designated as reserved water volume

And, increasingly, the reasoning behind such forecasts seems persuasive.

But such forecasts of implied inflation can be wild, if not absurd.

Tepid US and global growth forecasts are reinforcing these fears.

Starting in the 1950s, numerical forecasts with computers became feasible.

Even assuming better forecasts, the projection of 124 could be a gross underestimate.

Recent trends and forecasts point to a spreading of tourism to new destinations.

So judgment calls and best guesses are an inevitable part of scientific economic forecasts.

Economic forecasts rest on the assumption that economies ultimately heal themselves.

Nearly every observer forecasts that this will continue over the coming years.

China has faced daunting challenges in the past and has generally outperformed the forecasts of skeptics.

The Slovak Intelligence Service and the DFT prepare independent strategic analyses and forecasts of emerging threats.

Instead, these official forecasts represent a baseline scenario that the CBO is required to present.

Most forecasts suggest that, with a huge effort, China can maintain 8 growth in 2009.

The data came from Bloomberg's own financial market statistics, IMF forecasts and the World Bank.

And the belief in economic growth as a fiscal panacea led to unrealistically optimistic GDP forecasts.

2. Also recognizes the technical and scientific support of the World Meteorological Organization to produce regionally coordinated monthly seasonal forecasts

VIENNA As is customary at the start of a new year, imposing statistics and trend forecasts are being trumpeted worldwide.

Total programme expenditures from regular resources, projected in the present plan, are based on forecasts of future regular resources income.

It also had not prepared forecasts to monitor the cumulative effect of the UNOPS net result on its operational reserve.

In terms of energy use, peak demand describes a period of simultaneous, strong consumer demand or a period of highest demand in a billing period.

The return to 4.5 world growth has merely been pushed back in the latest forecasts to 2015.

The emerging economies supposed resilience, which has buoyed economic forecasts in recent years, needs to be reassessed.

Climate science is a subtle and fiendishly convoluted discipline that rarely yields unambiguous forecasts or straightforward prescriptions.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses supercomputers to crunch hundreds of millions of observations to help make weather forecasts more accurate.

Regular feedback Participants comment on their own forecasts, the responses of others and on the progress of the panel as a whole.

The financial plan forecasts total income of 2,305 million for 2005, an increase of 327 million compared to actual results for 2004.

It is against this background that the International Monetary Fund has released its updated forecasts and assessment of the global economy.

It is surprising, therefore, that forecasters raised their GDP growth forecasts for 2011 significantly on the basis of the tax agreement.

Lessons from the October 2008 WEO, which analyzed recoveries after systemic financial stress, were incorporated into subsequent forecasts.

But nobody forecasts strong growth like that now, because recoveries from financial crises are usually slow and painful.

As any pilot knows, flying without radar or accurate weather forecasts is likely to end in a crash.

The forecasts of the proportion of East Europeans who were expected to move west within a 15 years ranged from 2.5 to 6 .

The Demand Reduction Index provides a visual representation of changes in the different areas of demand reduction.

(a) Prognoz development of methods of making quick forecasts of the radiation situation in orbit depending on solar activity and the intensity of cosmic radiation

The International Monetary Fund forecasts 5.5 GDP growth in sub Saharan Africa in 2011, and 6 growth in 2012.

Those focused on emerging markets are emphasizing accelerating growth, with some forecasts projecting a 5 increase in world output.