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.
Q: Statement: Higher federal saving-to the extent that the increased government saving is not offset by reduced private saving-would increase national saving and tend to improve the nation's current account balance, although typically not on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Choices: 1. Higher savings on the part of the federal government can be good for the nation's financial position. 2. When there's more saving done on a federal level, the public are more confident if they don't end up saving. 3. Federal saving is generally good for the national account going dollar-for-dollar.
A:
1