Sentence examples for estimates of spending from inspiring English sources

Estimates of spending on local online ads in 2007 range from $2.9 billion to $8.5 billion.

To conceal the real impact of his legislation, Mr. Bush and his budget also used fancifully low estimates of spending.

It is based on purchases made by more than 300 million MasterCard debit and credit card users and broader estimates of spending with cash and checks.

The state is making up $147 million of the shortfall because lower Medicaid enrollments are leading it to reduce estimates of spending for some health programs.

The Congressional Budget Office has sharply increased its estimates of spending on prescription drugs for the elderly, a revision that will make it more difficult for Congress to pay for drug benefits under Medicare.

A8 Higher Medicare Drug Spending The Congressional Budget Office has sharply increased its estimates of spending on prescription drugs for the elderly, revisions that will make it more difficult for Congress to pay for drug benefits under Medicare.

The House then offsets much of the increase with expected re-estimates of spending rates, especially for the Pentagon and Medicare.

The new estimate of spending plans represented a downward revision from the previous survey, taken in April and May.

The Commerce Department also raised its estimate of spending by state and local governments to show a gain of 0.3 percent — the first quarterly increase in three years.

Mr. Coen's figure of $236.3 billion for 2000 was an increase of 9.8percentt from the $215.3 billion spent in 1999 and represented the third time since June 1999 that Mr. Coen increased his estimate of spending for 2000.

Correction: May 26 , 2001 Saturday An article in Business Day yesterday about the reaction of health care industries to the new Senate leadership misstated an estimate of spending on prescription drugs by Medicare beneficiaries.