Consider the table showing past and projected federal revenue, spending, and GDP. All figures are in billions of dollars and rounded to the nearest billion. Find the deficit as a percentage of GDP in 2010 and 2020 (projected). What is the percentage change during this period?

What was the deficit as a percentage of GDP in 2010?

The deficit was

______ %.

(Round to one decimal place as needed.)

What was the deficit as a percentage of GDP in 2020 (projected)?

The deficit was

_________ %.

(Round to one decimal place as needed.)

What is the percentage change during this period?

The percentage change was

______ %.

(Round to one decimal place as needed.)

Year

Surplus or Deficit

Debt

GDP

2000

223

5500

10,143

2010

-1300

11,200

14,816

2020

(projected)

minus530

22,500

18,300