Many economists foresee little improvement before the summer as the economy continues to weaken.

Some economists foresee a 60 percent jump in prices.

Private economists foresee a 1 percent contraction in the Japanese economy this year.

Despite the allied victory, few economists foresee a robust rebound.

Few economists foresee the economy generating more than five million new jobs in the next 18 months, before Election Day 2004.

Yet economist foresee a slower pace of layoffs as the overall business climate improves.

Nor do economists generally foresee a reversal of the trend toward early retirement.

The Government had set a target of 15 percent for 1990, but most economists in the private sector now foresee a rate of 25 percent.

Few economists foresee a rebound strong enough to fulfill the Administration's prediction of 2 percent growth this year.

But it could turn out that growth slows more than economists now foresee.