A condition that occurs when the <a href="search.pl?p=basic trend">basic trend</a> and the <a href="search.pl?p=recent">recent</a> trend extrapolations are in the same direction. The basic trend is long term, such as that obtained by a regression against time. The recent trend is short term, such as that obtained with an <a href="search.pl?p=exponential smoothing">exponential smoothing</a> model with a heavy weight on the most recent data. <a href="search.pl?p=Extrapolations">Extrapolations</a> of trends are expected to be more accurate when trends are consistent, as discussed under <a href="search.pl?p=inconsistent trends">inconsistent trends</a>. <o:p></o:p></P>