Question $2.$

Given the following information, forecast the real sales growth using the arithmetic

average.

Year

$5$

$-4$

$-3$

$-2$

$1$

Sales growth

$+20\mathrm{.}0\%$

$+12\mathrm{.}5\%$

$-3\mathrm{.}7\%$

$0\mathrm{.}0\%$

$+11\mathrm{.}5\%$

Inflation

$+3\mathrm{.}0\%$

$+6\mathrm{.}0\%$

$+7\mathrm{.}0\%$

$+4\mathrm{.}6\%$

$+2\mathrm{.}5\%$

Enter your answer to one decimal places without the percent sign. For example, if

your answer is $12\mathrm{.}45\%$ or $0\mathrm{.}1245,$ enter $12\mathrm{.}5$

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