In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

[EX Q]: Statement: The Decline in U.S. Choices:  1. It has dropped in the United States. 2. The decline was caused by decreasing wages. 3. The increase in the U.S.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Statement: How maddening, cried Tuppence. Choices:  1. Tuppence thought it was maddening. 2. Tuppence was feeling upset. 3. Tuppence said it was delightful.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Statement: Postal Service Wages and Benefits to the Private  Evidence from the Total Compensation Premium, New Hire Increases, Quit Rates and Application Rates, Michael L Wachter, Barry T. Hirsch, and James W. Gillula, July 10, 1995. Choices:  1. Postal service wages are not public information. 2. A comprehensive report listing every postal service wage and benefit. 3. A report of postal service wages and benefits.
[EX A]:
3