1.   Asia currently exports only tiny amounts of gasoline to the United States, and the government is not projecting large increases.

2.   A year ago, even as the recession was starting, the federal government projected surpluses far into the future.

3.   Each year, the government projects the demand for American tobacco and then sets a level for total domestic output.

4.   Meanwhile, the government projected economic growth of five-tenths of a percent in the next fiscal year, a rosier outlook than forecasts made by private economists.

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

6.   The government projects a cement shortage until next year because the growing economy is boosting demand as more buildings, roads, power plants and ports are built.

7.   But Primakov said Tuesday that tax collection in September was only about half what the government had projected.

8.   It said the resulting deficit was nearly as large as the government had projected for the entire year.

9.   The Japanese government on Friday projected further contraction through the rest of the fiscal year ending in March, drastically downgrading its previous forecast.

10.   The Japanese government on Friday projected further economic contraction through the rest of the fiscal year ending in March, drastically downgrading its previous forecast.