Task: Table-QA (source dataset: FinQA)

Task: 
You are given a table containing structured data and a natural language question referring to the table. Your goal is to analyze the table and provide an accurate and concise answer based on the given data.

Instructions:
1. Understand the Table: Examine the structure, headers, and data in the table. Identify relevant columns and rows related to the question.
2. Interpret the Question: Determine whether the question requires direct retrieval, aggregation, comparison, sorting, filtering, or inference.
3. Extract the Answer: Use logical reasoning and numerical operations (if necessary) to derive the correct response from the table.
4. Format the Answer: No explanation, return the answer in a structured JSON format: {"answer": <answer>}. If the question cannot be answered due to missing or ambiguous data, return a JSON response with {"answer": null}.

Table:
| Unnamed: 0             |   2004 |   2005 |   2006 |   2007 |   2008 |   2009 |
|:-----------------------|-------:|-------:|-------:|-------:|-------:|-------:|
| loews common stock     |    100 | 135.92 | 179.47 | 219.01 | 123.7  | 160.62 |
| s&p 500 index          |    100 | 104.91 | 121.48 | 128.16 |  80.74 | 102.11 |
| loews peer group ( a ) |    100 | 133.59 | 152.24 | 174.46 | 106.3  | 136.35 |

Question:
what was the growth rate of the s&p 500 index from december 31 , 2004 to 2007


pre_text: item 5 .
market for the registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities the following graph compares annual total return of our common stock , the standard & poor 2019s 500 composite stock index ( 201cs&p 500 index 201d ) and our peer group ( 201cloews peer group 201d ) for the five years ended december 31 , 2009 .
the graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock , the s&p 500 index and the loews peer group was $ 100 on december 31 , 2004 and that all dividends were reinvested. .
post_text: ( a ) the loews peer group consists of the following companies that are industry competitors of our principal operating subsidiaries : ace limited , w.r .
berkley corporation , cabot oil & gas corporation , the chubb corporation , energy transfer partners l.p. , ensco international incorporated , the hartford financial services group , inc. , kinder morgan energy partners , l.p. , noble corporation , range resources corporation , spectra energy corporation ( included from december 14 , 2006 when it began trading ) , transocean , ltd .
and the travelers companies , inc .
dividend information we have paid quarterly cash dividends on loews common stock in each year since 1967 .
regular dividends of $ 0.0625 per share of loews common stock were paid in each calendar quarter of 2009 and 2008 .
we paid quarterly cash dividends on the former carolina group stock until the separation .
regular dividends of $ 0.455 per share of the former carolina group stock were paid in the first and second quarters of 2008. .
label: 1.2816
qa: answer: 28.16%
explanation: the growth rate is the change from period to period divide by the original amount
steps: op: divide2-1
arg1: 128.16
arg2: const_100
res: 28.16%
program: divide(128.16, const_100)
gold_inds: table_2: the s&p 500 index of 2004 is 100.00 ; the s&p 500 index of 2005 is 104.91 ; the s&p 500 index of 2006 is 121.48 ; the s&p 500 index of 2007 is 128.16 ; the s&p 500 index of 2008 is 80.74 ; the s&p 500 index of 2009 is 102.11 ;
exe_ans: 1.2816
tfidftopn: text_2: the graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock , the s&p 500 index and the loews peer group was $ 100 on december 31 , 2004 and that all dividends were reinvested. .
text_1: market for the registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities the following graph compares annual total return of our common stock , the standard & poor 2019s 500 composite stock index ( 201cs&p 500 index 201d ) and our peer group ( 201cloews peer group 201d ) for the five years ended december 31 , 2009 .
program_re: divide(128.16, const_100)
model_input: table_1
the loews common stock of 2004 is 100.00 ; the loews common stock of 2005 is 135.92 ; the loews common stock of 2006 is 179.47 ; the loews common stock of 2007 is 219.01 ; the loews common stock of 2008 is 123.70 ; the loews common stock of 2009 is 160.62 ;
table_2
the s&p 500 index of 2004 is 100.00 ; the s&p 500 index of 2005 is 104.91 ; the s&p 500 index of 2006 is 121.48 ; the s&p 500 index of 2007 is 128.16 ; the s&p 500 index of 2008 is 80.74 ; the s&p 500 index of 2009 is 102.11 ;
table_3
the loews peer group ( a ) of 2004 is 100.00 ; the loews peer group ( a ) of 2005 is 133.59 ; the loews peer group ( a ) of 2006 is 152.24 ; the loews peer group ( a ) of 2007 is 174.46 ; the loews peer group ( a ) of 2008 is 106.30 ; the loews peer group ( a ) of 2009 is 136.35 ;