81.   Growth forecasts were lowered earlier this year after the government realized they were too optimistic.

82.   Growth forecasts for the economy have been revised downwards and government expenditure has been cut by one-fifth of its original size.

83.   Growth forecasts have been revised downwards and government expenditure has been cut by one-fifth.

84.   HONG KONG is not lowering its growth forecast this year, despite a slew of gloomy forecasts from international agencies.

85.   It was the second time since February that the IMF raised its growth forecast for South Korea.

86.   Japan plans to revise down its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year because of economic weakness in the United States, a major newspaper reported Wednesday.

87.   Most economists are holding firm or have only slightly revised their economic growth forecasts for Australia amid the latest bad news on the Japanese economy.

88.   Mountains of bad bank loans, sluggish imports and a glut in manufacturing capacity could prevent Taiwan from reaching government growth forecasts, economists warned Saturday.

89.   SEPANG, Tues. - Malaysia may revise its gross domestic product growth rate forecast for this year, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

90.   Several foreign investment houses have also made the recession forecast, and the government announced Monday that it would soon revise its growth forecasts for the year.