1. ForecastsGrenada

   Grenada: all 7 UN projections since 2006 expected more births

   The UN's 2006 projection expected 2.03k births a year on average for 2015–2020; the outcome was 1.45k (−29%). The latest checked one: the UN's 2022 projection expected 1.92k births for 2023; the outcome was 1.37k (−29%). "Outcome" here is the UN's own current estimate, not registration data.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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• The IMF foresaw 28 of 537 economic downturns around the world a year ahead
• 2022: the IMF expected inflation above 5% in 43 countries. It happened in 149
• Before 7 of 8 US recessions, next-quarter GDP decline odds were below 25%
• US: in 2001 a $5.6T budget surplus was projected for 10 years. The outcome: a $6.1T deficit
• The European Commission expected low inflation for 2022. In all 27 EU countries it came in higher
• Russia’s 2022 budget assumed inflation of 4.0%. The outcome: 11.9%

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