Consider the following table for a seven-year period: Year 1234567 Returns U.S. Treasury Bills Inflation 3.55% -1.17% 3.40 4.30 4.72 2.52 1.40 1.13 -2.31 -1.21 0.63 -6.45 -9.37 -1.32 What was the average real return for Treasury bills for this time period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal

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Consider the following table for a seven-year period:
Returns
Year U.S. Treasury Bills Inflation
3.55%
-1.17%
1234567
3.40
4.30
4.72
2.52
1.40
1.13
Average real return
-2.31
-1.21
0.63
-6.45
-9.37
-1.32
What was the average real return for Treasury bills for this time period? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places, e.g., 32.16.)
%
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following table for a seven-year period: Returns Year U.S. Treasury Bills Inflation 3.55% -1.17% 1234567 3.40 4.30 4.72 2.52 1.40 1.13 Average real return -2.31 -1.21 0.63 -6.45 -9.37 -1.32 What was the average real return for Treasury bills for this time period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) %
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Consider the following table for a seven-year period:
Returns
Year U.S. Treasury Bills Inflation
3.55%
-1.17%
3.40
4.30
4.72
2.52
1.40
1.13
1234567
-2.31
-1.21
0.63
-6.45
-9.37
-1.32
What was the average real return for Treasury bills for this time period? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places, e.g., 32.16.)
Average real return
%
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following table for a seven-year period: Returns Year U.S. Treasury Bills Inflation 3.55% -1.17% 3.40 4.30 4.72 2.52 1.40 1.13 1234567 -2.31 -1.21 0.63 -6.45 -9.37 -1.32 What was the average real return for Treasury bills for this time period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Average real return %
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