Using the Data in the Table Above, the Growth Rate

question 98

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array} { c c c } \hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Real GDP } \\\text { (trillions of 2005 dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Population } \\\text { (millions of people) }\end{array} \\\hline 2009 & 7.00 & 100.0 \\2010 & 7.50 & 105.0 \\2011 & 8.25 & 110.0 \\\hline\end{array}$
Using the data in the table above, the growth rate of real GDP has

• A)increased from year to year.
• B)increased more rapidly from year to year.
• C)slowed from year to year.
• D)remained constant from year to year.
• E)probably changed, but more information is needed about the price level to determine by how much it has changed.

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