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Consider the table below.
Year | CPI Inflation | Real |
Nominal GDP | GDP Deflator | GDP Inflation | |
2005 | 95.65 | x | 4569.50 | 4480.00 | 98.04 | x |
2006 | 100.00 | a | 4903.50 | d | 100.00 | 2.00 |
2007 | b | 9.20 | 5223.00 | 5743.10 | 109.96 | e |
2008 | 125.86 | c | f | 7135.00 | 125.87 | 14.47 |
Based on the values of the table, what is the correct value for a ? (Please round your answer to include 2 decimal places)
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