compared with estimated figures vs compared with estimates

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Compared with estimated figures' is used when referring to specific numerical data, while 'compared with estimates' is used when referring to general approximations or predictions.

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compared with estimated figures

This phrase is correct and commonly used when comparing specific numerical data.

This phrase is used when making a detailed comparison with specific numerical figures that have been estimated.

Examples:

The actual sales figures were compared with estimated figures to assess the accuracy of the forecasts.

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Estimated figures have revealed that proceeds from the sale of falsified medicines in 2010 exceeded EUR 50.6 million, which therefore represents a 95% increase as compared to the estimated figures five years ago.
Due to the increasingly ageing population, the number of deaths expected for 2012 remains high, with estimated figures of 717398 males and 565703 females.
The estimated figures are at several billion dollars
Moreover, CFF doubts the estimated figure for the other social costs because they seem to differ, depending on the experts asked to determine them.
The estimated figure of more than 60, 000 victims over the course of the last few years is an eloquent and tragic testimony to this.
We will have to raise an estimated figure of some EUR 8 billion for the 3300-kilometre pipeline.
It seems to me to be more responsible to invest money worldwide in detection stations, than to put it into estimated figures which are partially politically inspired.
Moreover, the exporter's claim refers to an estimated figure of such rebates, whereas the amounts actually deducted by the Commission were those verified in the investigation.
Import prices fell slightly compared with 2000.
Carbidopa is absorbed and eliminated slightly slower compared with levodopa.
Response rates were statistically significantly higher with Thymanax compared with placebo.
This is really a major change compared with previous years.
Test results must be compared with concurrent negative controls.
)) compared with the 1990 situation.
Turnover decreased in 2002 compared with 2001.
According to a recent study by KPMG, the REACH package of regulations will increase the costs of the chemical industry by an estimated figure of between 6% and 20%.
according to the estimated figures, between five and a hundred million different species inhabit our planet.
However, I would emphasize again that these estimated figures at NUTS level III are not the same as those used in the Objective I eligibility criteria, which are applied at NUTS level II.
Please illustrate this answer with actual or estimated figures for the waste produced and disposed of within the Member State, out of the total waste produced in the Member State requiring disposal.
Calls on the Commission to ask the Member States to put in place a reliable system of annual bee-stock registration rather than basing beekeeping programmes on estimated figures;

Alternatives:

compared to the estimated figures
compared with the projected numbers
compared with the forecasted data
compared with the anticipated values
compared with the calculated estimates

compared with estimates

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to general approximations or predictions.

This phrase is used when comparing general estimates or predictions without specific numerical values.

Examples:

The actual results were compared with estimates to determine the accuracy of the predictions.

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The results obtained within the framework of this study were compared with the estimates based on the previous actuarial valuation on 31 December 2005.
The 0,8 % difference in the increase allowed for savings in appropriations compared with initial estimates.
actual claims compared with previous estimates (i.e. claims development).
According to the Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), the radioactivity that leaked into the atmosphere is calculated at 770000 terabecquerels, as compared with the original estimate of 370000.
Because of those two differences (0,3 % over 12 months of remunerations and 1,35 % over 6 months) there has been a saving in appropriations as compared with the initial estimates.
The population of the PSEO at 31 December 2005 was extracted from the Eurostat database. The results obtained within the framework of this study were compared with the estimates based on the previous actuarial valuation on 31 December 2004.
the contract costs attributable to the contract can be clearly identified and measured reliably so that actual contract costs incurred can be compared with prior estimates.
The deterioration reflects most notably a marked fall in revenue compared with the initial estimates due to a considerable worsening of the macro-economic situation compared with projections in the previous update of the convergence programme.
The budget in question has been cut by 2.3% in real terms when compared to the 2011 budget, and has suffered a total cut of EUR 48.9 million when compared with the proposed estimates.
What were the specific causes of the increase in the 2009 deficit figures compared with the Commission's estimates produced in the spring of 2009 forecasting a deficit of just over 5 % of GDP for that year?
In this respect, the estimate of SEK 21 million constitutes a plausible, albeit conservative, estimate of the market value of the Facility, when compared to the estimates of Colliers International and Swedbank.
In addition, as a result of the 2004 salary adjustment (0.7% instead of 2.6%), requirements in 2006 for salaries and pensions are reduced compared to previous estimates.
The Ombudsman's ongoing efforts to generate savings on translation and interpretation costs have resulted in a 2.2% decrease in the budget for 2009 compared to 2008 and a further decrease of 8.6% in the 2010 estimates compared to the 2009 budget.
The table below shows the growth of the sales volume of the Community industry low range segment compared to an estimate of sales in the same segment by the exporting producers in the countries concerned.
Now, estimating odds, as difficult as it May seem, is a piece of cake compared to trying to estimate value: trying to say what something is worth, how much we'll enjoy it, how much pleasure it will give us.
On the other hand, the Council has adopted a restrictive approach on payments, which decrease by EUR 1075 million as compared to Commission's estimates of payment needs for 2011, that were already assessed as possibly underestimated by the European Parliament
The following table shows the increase in appropriations for the IDABC-Programme over the period 2005 - 2009 compared to the estimate for IDA after adjustment for enlargement in 2004: (in € million)
However, the Afghan authorities estimate that around 170 civilians were killed in March and April this year: a 33 % increase compared with the same period in 2009.
Assessed against currently available information (the latest official estimate of GDP growth in 2006 is a figure of 2,7 %), this scenario appears to be based on plausible assumptions until 2008 and mildly favourable ones thereafter, compared with Commission projections for potential growth.
For example, the Commission estimates that the Directive will result in net GHG reductions of 183 million metric tonnes of CO2 by 2020 compared with a business as usual scenario.

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compared to the estimates
compared with the approximations
compared with the forecasts
compared with the projections
compared with the expectations

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compared with estimated figures vs compared with estimates