11.   The earnings forecasts were released after the close of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

12.   The forecasts will be released over the next three days.

13.   The EPA will also release forecasts for the October-December period.

14.   The official USDA forecast is released in October.

15.   Before trading began Friday, the USDA released a forecast on worldwide grain supply and demand that contained no surprises.

16.   But Chuan, speaking as the five-year forecast was released, said things will get worse before they get better.

17.   ECB President Wim Duisenberg has said releasing the forecasts will make the deliberations of ECB policy-makers more transparent for the public.

18.   Soybean and grain futures, already on the move upward, surged when the U.S. National Weather Service released its first-everdrought forecast.

19.   The company released its forecast at a meeting for financial analysts at its Dallas headquarters.

20.   The EU Commission, which released the forecasts, said the statistics assume a constant economic policy framework for the period covered.