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sales forecast

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noun

  1. a prediction of future sales of a product, either judgmental or based on previous sales patterns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Japanese company maintained its annual sales forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles, despite reporting a decline in quarterly sales to 3.82 million units due to a high base a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Chipotle last week said there had been “a softening” in consumer foot traffic through the latter half of July, but raised its full-year sales forecast nonetheless.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Toyota maintained its group vehicle sales forecast of 11.18 million units for the fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Analysts will also be focused on any updates to Nvidia’s sales forecast from its Blackwell chips and its Rubin AI system, and its data-center processor business more broadly.

From MarketWatch May 17, 2026

Toyota, the world's largest carmaker by unit sales, forecast last week a 22-percent drop in net income this fiscal year.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

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