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: 2.9% rate of u.s. gross domestic product (gdp) expansion in the prior decade.
Question: what was the rate of u.s. gross domestic product (gdp) expansion in the prior decade (2017-18)?
Answer: [2.9]