The following information is from General Electric Corporation annual reports.

		Revenue		Employees
Year		($ million)		(000)
	2004	134.0		298.0
	2005	152.0		306.0
	2006	157.0		319.0
	2007	168.0		322.0
	2008	177.0		332.0
	2009	183.0		326.0
	2010	149.6		304.0
	2011	147.3		288.0
	2012	147.3		293.0

Compute a simple index for the number of employees for GE using the period 2004-2006 as the base. What can you conclude about the change in the number of employees over the period? (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

The index (2004-2006 = 100) for selected years is:

Year	Index
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

The number of employees (Click to select)increaseddecreased by percent between 2004-2006 and 2012. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)