related to the problem of forecasting efficiency as ·the posslbll tty of efficiency evaluation presupposes the knowledge of the real lzatlon mode of forecasting results and, on the other hand, the selection of real lzatlon mode presupposes the possibility of evaluation of Its efficiency compared with other variants. The problem of forecasting efficiency Is the most complicated among alI problems of forecasting. It Is necessary to point out that for the time being there Is no methodology for evaluation of forecasting efficiency while the existing methods of evaluation of new technology or automated management cannot be used In forecasting. Here the major difficulty consists In the fact that forecasting as such cannot ensure the eco~omlc effect as It Is done through management or planning decision taken or the basts of foreca.sttng. In Its tu·rn the efficiency of planning decision Is determined by multiple factors of active and subjective character not counting the factor of forecast uti I lzatlon. In the process of real lzatlon of planning decision In science, technology or production the efficiency of final result Is subjected to the Influence of many factors of this process and It Is difficult to determine that part which Is affected by forecasting In this compl lcated two-stage process. The major approach to this proble~ consists In the evaluation of relative efficiency of decisions taken on the basts of forecasting or without ft. In this case the efficiency Increment obtained In the forecast variant should be refereed to the forecasting expenditures In order to obatln the forecasting efficiency. 332 According to the evidence provided by foreign economists the profit received from a unit of forecasting expenditures Is, on average, twice as much as the profit on R and ·o expenditures. Principal form of realization of forecasts consists In their 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the problem of forecasting efficiency in a context that appears to be related to decision-making and planning in various fields, including science, technology, and production. The language used is technical and economic, and the author refers to concepts such as "forecasting expenditures" and "profit received from a unit of forecasting expenditures", which suggests that the topic is related to economic decision-making and management.

**Category**
Industry, Science and technology