Refer to the table below.

Region	2006	2007	2008
United State Euro area Japan	117.1 113.6 98.1	120.4 117.1 98.1	124.0 119.6 98.8

The IMF World Economic Outlook reports the price level data given in the table. The region with the highest inflation rate in 2007 is ________. The region with the highest inflation rate in 2008 is ________.

Select one:

a. Japan / the United States

b. the Euro area / Japan

c. the Euro area / the United States

d. the United States / the Euro area

e. the United States / Japan