As for Mr. Coen's worldwide forecasts, his total for 2002 of $448 billion, compared with $440.9 billion in 2001, is based on a scant 0.5percentt increase overseas along with the 2.6percentt increase in the United States.
It is to circle the Earth at an altitude of about 500 miles in a near-polar orbit, continuously sending down imagery for worldwide forecasts.
The number of mobile broadband users worldwide is forecast to increase 55 percent this year, to 437.8 million from 282.5 million in December 2009, according to Informa, the telecommunications research firm.
The reason the worldwide gain forecast for next year lags the gain in the United States, Mr. Perriss said, is because of slower growth in Europe, which he estimates will be 3.7percentt ahead of 2003.
The UN intergovernmental panel on climate change, underpinned by thousands of scientists worldwide, has forecast that global average temperatures will rise by between 1.4 to 5.8 degrees centigrade by 2100.
The deal, valued at $7.6 billion, bolsters Heineken's presence in Mexico and Brazil.Moody's reported that the default rate on junk bonds had declined in December for the first time in 23 months, to 12.5% of high-yield debt issued worldwide, and forecast that the rate would drop more sharply to 3.3% by the end of this year.
Last year American intelligence agencies told President Bill Clinton, in a worldwide security forecast, that in 15 years there will be a shortage of water so severe that if steps are not taken soon for conservation and cooperation, there will be regional wars over it.
Analyst Gartner has just put out its latest worldwide devices forecast, predicting a growth rate of 6.9% for shipments of traditional PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones this year.
But the real engine of growth is of course tablets, with worldwide shipments forecast to total 197 million units in 2013: a 69.8% increase on 2012 shipments of 116 million units.
Some analysts look beyond 2020 and predict an even bigger wave of nuclear power plants will be built in inland provinces, giving a boost to this type of energy worldwide.Such forecasts should be taken with a big pinch of salt.
PayPal's install base includes 117 million accounts (worldwide) and forecasted $10 billion in mobile payment volume in 2012.
