Table:
expenditures and gross domestic product
longer-term trends
most recent years

1990-2000
2000-10
2010-17
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18

current $

total r&d, all performers
5.8
4.3
4.4
4.8
1.8
4.7
4.7
3.8
4.4
6.3
5.9

business
6.4
3.4
5.3
5.4
2.8
6.7
5.6
4.4
5.3
6.8
5.5

federal government
1.9
5.9
0.5
5.4
-2.6
-2
3.1
0.3
-3.1
2.7
10.8

federal intramurala
2.1
5.2
0.1
9.3
-2.7
-1.8
4.1
-1.7
-7.1
1.5
14.4

ffrdcs
1.7
7.3
1.1
-1.4
-2.4
-2.5
1.3
4.2
4.2
4.6
5.2

nonfederal governmentb
na
na
-1.1
0.4
-4.2
-6.8
-5.9
2
4.7
2.9
0.1

higher education
5.9
6.9
3
3.5
1.3
1.1
1.3
3.6
4.9
5.1
4.9

other nonprofit organizationsc
8.8
6.6
3.8
-1.5
-0.6
2.9
4.9
3.8
7.8
9.3
4.2

gross domestic product
5.6
3.9
3.8
3.7
4.2
3.6
4.4
4
2.7
4.3
5.4

constant 2012 $

total r&d, all performers
3.7
2.1
2.7
2.7
-0.2
2.9
2.8
2.8
3.4
4.3
3.3

business
4.3
1.3
3.6
3.3
0.8
4.9
3.7
3.4
4.2
4.8
3

federal government
-0.1
3.8
-1.1
3.2
-4.4
-3.7
1.3
-0.7
-4.1
0.8
8.2

federal intramurala
0
3
-1.5
7.1
-4.5
-3.5
2.2
-2.7
-8.1
-0.4
11.6

ffrdcs
-0.4
5.1
-0.5
-3.4
-4.2
-4.2
-0.6
3.1
3.1
2.7
2.7

nonfederal governmentb
na
na
-2.7
-1.7
-6
-8.4
-7.6
0.9
3.6
1
-2.3

higher education
3.7
4.7
1.3
1.3
-0.6
-0.7
-0.5
2.6
3.8
3.1
2.4

other nonprofit organizationsc
6.6
4.4
2.1
-3.5
-2.4
1.2
3
2.7
6.7
7.3
1.7

gross domestic product
3.4
1.7
2.2
1.6
2.2
1.8
2.5
2.9
1.6
2.4
2.9

Statement: adjusted for inflation, growth in u.s. total r&d averaged 2.7% annually over the 2010-17 period.
Question: adjusted for inflation, how many percent of growth in u.s. total r&d averaged annually over the 2010-17 period?
Answer: [2.7]