Economic Forecasting Gifts

"The most important feature of economic predictions is trying not to laugh while making them."

'Can you see the future of my 401(k)?'

'They are like family...they're my family of retirement funds.'

'I don't know...I've got a strange feeling!'

"Johnson's our head of forecasting, he alos works part-time as a successful science fiction writer."

"Bull market? Depends on which end of the bull we're talking about."

"Fred's calculating what future natural catastrophes he can ignore based on his probably life span."

"Unfortunately, the consumer was not as demanding as we had hoped."

"I'll show you our growth projections but only if you promise not to snicker."

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

"An early spring was just a prediction- I can't actually control the weather!"

European currency on the edge.

Businessman in suit on beach with financial report and eyes cut out viewing impending storm.

'Ho,ho,ho, but can you be more specific?'

'Call the boss! We're in trouble!'

'You shouldn't have taken that personal pension.' 'You shouldn't have taken that endowment mortgage.' 'When do you get your free tv license?' Job's comforters, today.

'I used to work for the Treasury Department, but there's no future in economic forecasts.'

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

Re-Tooling Costs - "Could you be a little more precise than umpteen million?"

"I wouldn't stand there, if I were you."

"For my next trick, I shall turn four consecutive quarters of losses into a positive outlook going forward."

Astrological forecasts of the rich and famous

City Redundancies - In? Out?

"It will be all your fault."

"The margin of error is plus or minus one hundred percent."

'I think you'll find these projections somewhat exaggerated, but in a good way.'

'Look, dear, they offer cloud storage for optimistic economic projections...it's called Cloud 9.'

'Gee, where are all the crowds this year?'

'Following your 'barbecue summer' forecast, I'm revising predictions of your contract being reviewed.'

U.S. Manufacturing - Good News & Bad News

'Well they often get it wrong.'

Recycling bin for 'short term business plans'

Melissa's Mark Prediction Service

"Knowing all the weather rock lore doesn't really count toward the weather badge."

'How wonderful - the both of us in futures.'