Example of Forecasting for the Reporting Period Only

In this example, you want to generate an estimate for the month of June only. This table lists the results:

Month	Seasonality	Sales 2007	Sales 2008	Sales Estimate
JANUARY	8.2192	30,000	40,000
FEBRUARY	6.8493	25,000	35,000
MARCH	5.4795	20,000	25,000
APRIL	7.6712	28,000
MAY	8.2192	30,000
JUNE	9.5890	35,000		43,749.43

The projected sales for June are calculated as follows:

Sales Estimate (June) = 0.095890 × (25,000 ÷ 0.054795 + 0 + 0) ÷ 1

0.095890 × 456,246.01 = 43,749.43