WFN interpretation: disagreement among forecasters and uncertainty about the eventual outcome are different objects. A narrow range of point estimates should not be relabelled as a stated probability that growth will fall inside it.
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When comparing another institution’s projection, check whether its range describes people’s estimates, scenarios or a statistical uncertainty interval. Similar visual formatting does not make those constructions equivalent.
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Original WFN vector illustrationWFN · 2 November 2026
Editorial noteSource-based explanation with original WFN analysis. Historical records retain their dates; numerical examples are illustrative. The original vector illustration is conceptual and is not documentary evidence.
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Primary record / reference periodOctober Outlook; Board view 30 October; full report 2 November
WFN interpretation: disagreement among forecasters and uncertainty about the eventual outcome are different objects. A narrow range of point estimates should not be relabelled as a stated probability that growth will fall inside it.
For a worked reading, preserve the table’s fiscal-year label and the meaning of its brackets. Moving a median into a column headed lower bound would alter the information even if the number remained unchanged.
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What to check before drawing a conclusion
When comparing another institution’s projection, check whether its range describes people’s estimates, scenarios or a statistical uncertainty interval. Similar visual formatting does not make those constructions equivalent.
Read the assumptions and risks alongside the table. A forecast is conditional information; this publication neither reports final fiscal-year GDP nor determines an automatic interest-rate decision or a particular yen movement.
