The following data represent the percentage of total federal debt held by the public as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). The GDP of a country is the total value of all goods and services produced within the country in a given year. It can be thought of as the total income of the country for the year. Construct a time-series plot and comment on any trends.

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Year Debt as % GDP Year Debt as % GDP 63.97 1996 2006 60.99 1997 62.37 2007 61.81 67.84 1998 60.27 2008 1999 57.99 2009 82.37 2000 54.70 2010 90.44 2001 54.30 2011 95.05 2012 2002 56.45 98.81 58.72 2003 2013 99.54 59.91 2004 2014 102.84 2005 60.37