Early forecasts were that it would be as much as 16.5 million tonnes, but this could be cut by 10 per cent.

With global demand holding up, early forecasts are that the surplus for the whole of this year will exceed $200 billion, up from $177 billion last year.

Early forecasts suggested it resulted in a 12 million boost to the city's economy.

Early forecasts indicated a possible threat to the meeting, causing the government to prepare for a potential alternate site.

Tense labour relations on the worksite and skyrocketing construction costs, a common trait among large infrastructure projects built in that period, tripled the early forecasts.