Return Calculations

An analyst observes the following historic asset class geometric returns:

$\backslash$table$[[$Exhibit $17$: Asset Class Geometric Return$],[$Asset Class,Geometric Return $(\%)],[$Equities$,8\mathrm{.}0],[$Corporate Bonds,$6\mathrm{.}5],[$Treasury bills,$2\mathrm{.}5],[$Inflation$,2\mathrm{.}1]]$