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Question 1
| Country | Year | Debt-GDP level | Debt-GDP category | Real GDP growth |
| France | 1950 | 27.4198898693 | 0-30% | 7.4940047962 |
| France | 1951 | 22.8435917932 | 0-30% | 6.1349693252 |
| France | 1952 | 23.4974918001 | 0-30% | 2.6274303731 |
| France | 1953 | 25.781658973 | 0-30% | 2.9185867896 |
| France | 1954 | 24.7686302031 | 0-30% | 4.8258706468 |
| France | 1955 | 23.7004695609 | 0-30% | 5.790223066 |
| France | 1956 | 23.1956885879 | 0-30% | 5.024674742 |
| France | 1957 | 24.0700218818 | 0-30% | 6.0230670654 |
| France | 1958 | 27.2948265827 | 0-30% | 2.5382755842 |
| France | 1959 | 27.1464564894 | 0-30% | 2.8290766208 |
| France | 1960 | 22.0902655938 | 0-30% | 7.0691631639 |
| France | 1961 | 19.3084469359 | 0-30% | 5.4960742327 |
| France | 1962 | 20.3955550301 | 0-30% | 6.6305818674 |
| France | 1963 | 19.6609798296 | 0-30% | 5.4885786802 |
| France | 1964 | 17.4770532841 | 0-30% | 6.4962406015 |
| France | 1965 | 15.2158415132 | 0-30% | 4.6879412595 |
| France | 1966 | 14.668951236 | 0-30% | 5.3142702994 |
| France | 1967 | 15.1809045226 | 0-30% | 4.5850409836 |
| France | 1968 | 15.2721568627 | 0-30% | 4.3595395542 |
| France | 1969 | 14.5286525109 | 0-30% | 6.9467261206 |
| France | 1970 | 12.3710204439 | 0-30% | 5.793285056 |
| France | 1971 | 10.7705515964 | 0-30% | 5.3723293922 |
| France | 1972 | 8.757900941 | 0-30% | 5.8858267717 |
| France | 1979 | 31.1153032427 | 30-60% | 3.3060357901 |
| France | 1980 | 29.5203655568 | 0-30% | 1.0716382854 |
| France | 1981 | 30.5132376457 | 30-60% | 1.547505313 |
| France | 1982 | 36.4492653782 | 30-60% | 0.1249935199 |
| France | 1983 | 38.3336151982 | 30-60% | 3.8668937136 |
| France | 1984 | 40.3885644613 | 30-60% | 5.8941036808 |
| France | 1985 | 41.2177426362 | 30-60% | 5.3540295135 |
| France | 1986 | 43.6684282344 | 30-60% | 4.0375523146 |
| France | 1987 | 45.1460745231 | 30-60% | 1.7800135205 |
| France | 1988 | 46.4365186106 | 30-60% | -0.1728488253 |
| France | 1989 | 47.9036924505 | 30-60% | 0.997558549 |
| France | 1990 | 49.3823807034 | 30-60% | 1.927514003 |
| France | 1991 | 49.643753537 | 30-60% | 3.1046289615 |
| France | 1992 | 55.1978267032 | 30-60% | 3.5231049815 |
| France | 1993 | 61.4817898668 | 60-90% | 2.7866370789 |
| France | 1994 | 64.8607314925 | 60-90% | 5.0513843416 |
| France | 1995 | 70.2537636323 | 60-90% | 4.186349074 |
| France | 1996 | 68.9067657964 | 60-90% | 5.0997663359 |
| France | 1997 | 67.1295055308 | 60-90% | 5.392640347 |
| France | 1998 | 68.978217405 | 60-90% | 2.6827834908 |
| France | 1999 | 64.8565416831 | 60-90% | 2.0257705901 |
| France | 2000 | 55.7910939483 | 30-60% | 3.2535679946 |
| France | 2001 | 55.4106019299 | 30-60% | 1.9901541356 |
| France | 2002 | 59.4461956132 | 30-60% | 1.50205563 |
| France | 2003 | 62.9552712648 | 60-90% | 1.0135240342 |
| France | 2004 | 61.7828621259 | 60-90% | 3.8641263642 |
| France | 2005 | 58.8676685237 | 30-60% | 2.7392074429 |
| France | 2006 | 53.2467111508 | 30-60% | 2.280888542 |
| France | 2007 | 53.0848312115 | 30-60% | 3.1340917857 |
| France | 2008 | 51.5673070886 | 30-60% | 2.1321302984 |
| France | 2009 | 60.0015126432 | 60-90% | -1.9066760919 |
| US | 1946 | 121.2520698348 | Above 90% | -10.9421586166 |
| US | 1947 | 105.8117095899 | Above 90% | -0.8983372391 |
| US | 1948 | 93.7540864039 | Above 90% | 4.3972749282 |
| US | 1949 | 94.5996855763 | Above 90% | -0.5123503398 |
| US | 1950 | 87.625928618 | 60-90% | 8.7439692091 |
| US | 1951 | 75.220152318 | 60-90% | 7.7318045862 |
| US | 1952 | 72.3151489771 | 60-90% | 3.8313821665 |
| US | 1953 | 70.1479202845 | 60-90% | 4.6035919604 |
| US | 1954 | 71.309042878 | 60-90% | -0.630538514 |
| US | 1955 | 66.162098578 | 60-90% | 7.1985937232 |
| US | 1956 | 62.357296216 | 60-90% | 1.9757629085 |
| US | 1957 | 58.6699570367 | 30-60% | 2.015923442 |
| US | 1958 | 59.1488051682 | 30-60% | -0.9034639191 |
| US | 1959 | 56.1993499957 | 30-60% | 7.1733395407 |
| US | 1960 | 54.3941414985 | 30-60% | 2.4760180995 |
| US | 1961 | 53.0416553983 | 30-60% | 2.3314140379 |
| US | 1962 | 50.9135773811 | 30-60% | 6.058200145 |
| US | 1963 | 49.5078719644 | 30-60% | 4.3711756282 |
| US | 1964 | 46.9730107379 | 30-60% | 5.7878816229 |
| US | 1965 | 44.1209705165 | 30-60% | 6.420422722 |
| US | 1966 | 40.6128078958 | 30-60% | 6.5150549846 |
| US | 1967 | 39.1904057899 | 30-60% | 2.527761163 |
| US | 1968 | 38.2038257228 | 30-60% | 4.8421052632 |
| US | 1969 | 35.9325735312 | 30-60% | 3.1064015097 |
| US | 1970 | 35.7236547193 | 30-60% | 0.1900605378 |
| US | 1971 | 35.3327781732 | 30-60% | 3.3583924682 |
| US | 1972 | 34.5149415091 | 30-60% | 5.3112183627 |
| US | 1973 | 33.1434280049 | 30-60% | 5.7942638294 |
| US | 1974 | 31.6812147871 | 30-60% | -0.5511490746 |
| US | 1975 | 32.5571838554 | 30-60% | -0.212683286 |
| US | 1976 | 34.0037816508 | 30-60% | 5.3653038221 |
| US | 1977 | 34.4239200039 | 30-60% | 4.5980588567 |
| US | 1978 | 33.6360624292 | 30-60% | 5.5767335478 |
| US | 1979 | 32.258176567 | 30-60% | 3.1245596731 |
| US | 1980 | 32.5562569492 | 30-60% | -0.2732707088 |
| US | 1981 | 31.9129781246 | 30-60% | 2.53810584 |
| US | 1982 | 35.1049428255 | 30-60% | -1.9424772849 |
| US | 1983 | 38.9636734001 | 30-60% | 4.518898295 |
| US | 1984 | 39.9976086901 | 30-60% | 7.1852286431 |
| US | 1985 | 43.2271013634 | 30-60% | 4.1386021195 |
| US | 1986 | 47.6514566189 | 30-60% | 3.4631276189 |
| US | 1987 | 49.621587935 | 30-60% | 3.2004515628 |
| US | 1988 | 51.0222279045 | 30-60% | 4.1103195548 |
| US | 1989 | 52.1229266191 | 30-60% | 3.5724136119 |
| US | 1990 | 55.7419783084 | 30-60% | 1.876767395 |
| US | 1991 | 61.1689282839 | 60-90% | -0.2340083894 |
| US | 1992 | 64.0874864879 | 60-90% | 3.3935945902 |
| US | 1993 | 66.165055091 | 60-90% | 2.8514196764 |
| US | 1994 | 66.2331325864 | 60-90% | 4.0746650398 |
| US | 1995 | 67.0827262156 | 60-90% | 2.5138940557 |
| US | 1996 | 66.655749686 | 60-90% | 3.7410514972 |
| US | 1997 | 64.9650282199 | 60-90% | 4.4562694114 |
| US | 1998 | 62.8440667413 | 60-90% | 4.3554590382 |
| US | 1999 | 60.472239286 | 60-90% | 4.8261778577 |
| US | 2000 | 57.0183209555 | 30-60% | 4.1392233622 |
| US | 2001 | 56.4587837316 | 30-60% | 1.079636558 |
| US | 2002 | 58.5234015729 | 30-60% | 1.8136632826 |
| US | 2003 | 60.8792872326 | 60-90% | 2.4902622695 |
| US | 2004 | 62.1770900784 | 60-90% | 3.5732684723 |
| US | 2005 | 62.7667241243 | 60-90% | 3.0545181754 |
| US | 2006 | 63.4899732569 | 60-90% | 2.6728066844 |
| US | 2007 | 63.9854876347 | 60-90% | 2.1416131071 |
| US | 2008 | 74.0910609583 | 60-90% | 0.4381663033 |
| US | 2009 | 83.4828347084 | 60-90% | -2.7301699384 |
Question 2
| Date | Inflation rate | Wage growth |
| Jan-09 | 1.5777372176 | 3.6396724295 |
| Feb-09 | 1.7862882641 | -0.1789709172 |
| Mar-09 | 1.4472865146 | -3.6216446527 |
| Apr-09 | 1.4229345789 | -3.3912674862 |
| May-09 | 1.057865675 | -3.4351145038 |
| Jun-09 | 0.8190115636 | -4.1113490364 |
| Jul-09 | 0.5168973076 | -4.1486603284 |
| Aug-09 | 0.536859535 | -2.2154648132 |
| Sep-09 | 0.2358161471 | -3.0487804878 |
| Oct-09 | 0.5711016961 | -2.3255813953 |
| Nov-09 | 0.4628983485 | -3.8898601399 |
| Dec-09 | 0.5969299412 | -4.9604916594 |
| Jan-10 | -0.1434973414 | -3.585835948 |
| Feb-10 | 0.1004086072 | -6.0565870911 |
| Mar-10 | 0.2191272052 | -6.976744186 |
| Apr-10 | 0.4725199671 | -6.4558629776 |
| May-10 | 0.515856787 | -4.6895935686 |
| Jun-10 | 0.612344531 | -3.4265103697 |
| Jul-10 | 0.392955564 | -4.7090182141 |
| Aug-10 | 0.403238904 | -4.0431266846 |
| Sep-10 | 0.3828884028 | -2.7852650494 |
| Oct-10 | 0.6381254486 | -0.7730786721 |
| Nov-10 | 0.6133375398 | 1.3394919169 |
| Dec-10 | 0.5817901091 | 2.1850302185 |
| Jan-11 | 0.4044822766 | 2.7294117647 |
| Feb-11 | 0.8620849392 | 2.9716981132 |
| Mar-11 | 0.9378208152 | 1.9248826291 |
| Apr-11 | 1.3343443404 | 1.0777881912 |
| May-11 | 1.2532810825 | 0.466853408 |
| Jun-11 | 1.0767446267 | -0.6526806527 |
| Jul-11 | 1.2649394105 | -1.1235955056 |
| Aug-11 | 0.5933323813 | -1.3863216266 |
| Sep-11 | 0.5420503122 | -3.2538955087 |
| Oct-11 | 1.132507009 | -3.4639927074 |
| Nov-11 | 1.3723142082 | -4.2311191993 |
| Dec-11 | 1.243709761 | -4.1227668346 |
| Jan-12 | 0.3022049942 | -4.1227668346 |
| Feb-12 | 0.7536399205 | -3.4546292031 |
| Mar-12 | 0.4918511489 | -4.2188224386 |
| Apr-12 | 0.9735102965 | -3.624535316 |
| May-12 | 1.3738838622 | -3.0032848428 |
| Jun-12 | 1.1961973612 | -2.7462121212 |
| Jul-12 | 1.6600493664 | -4.3580131209 |
| Aug-12 | 1.9263069734 | -3.0791094268 |
| Sep-12 | 1.8042130221 | -4.4381491974 |
| Oct-12 | 2.1181782937 | -3.2304038005 |
| Nov-12 | 2.5217339662 | -2.6755852843 |
| Dec-12 | 2.5339872064 | -3.0100334448 |
| Jan-13 | 1.4205230107 | -3.3874045802 |
| Feb-13 | 1.7639046538 | -0.968054211 |
| Mar-13 | 1.5015571536 | -1.3982642237 |
| Apr-13 | 1.5203312166 | -1.5481373972 |
| May-13 | 1.4007901431 | 0.3407984421 |
| Jun-13 | 1.3622112509 | 2.2537971583 |
| Jul-13 | 0.9761573347 | 1.8084066471 |
| Aug-13 | 0.688382592 | 2.6679841897 |
| Sep-13 | 0.7945901764 | 2.4545900835 |
| Oct-13 | 0.6434450153 | 2.7000490918 |
| Nov-13 | 1.3040080384 | 3.3004926108 |
| Dec-13 | 1.5275081487 | 3.6049382716 |
| Jan-14 | 0.8923193611 | 3.0791788856 |
| Feb-14 | 1.175637583 | 6.4547677262 |
| Mar-14 | 1.2758830559 | 6.7813267813 |
| Apr-14 | 1.5228742472 | 5.5312954876 |
| May-14 | 1.6101077257 | 3.6415908002 |
| Jun-14 | 1.6003806407 | 3.8406144983 |
| Jul-14 | 1.7409947779 | 4.7641963426 |
| Aug-14 | 1.5677898506 | 4.3603258265 |
| Sep-14 | 1.7196417265 | 3.776290631 |
| Oct-14 | 1.4692851947 | 3.7672865999 |
| Nov-14 | 1.8030470302 | 3.2888465205 |
| Dec-14 | 1.6671457315 | 1.7543859649 |
| Jan-15 | 1.0717476749 | -1.6077170418 |
| Feb-15 | 0.8654609578 | -0.0460193281 |
| Mar-15 | 1.1009278811 | -1.1034482759 |
| Apr-15 | 1.4533828437 | 0.1849283403 |
| May-15 | 1.6110607791 | -0.2311604253 |
| Jun-15 | 1.7295652478 | -1.2861736334 |
| Jul-15 | 1.6434997339 | -1.8824609734 |
| Aug-15 | 1.5269102701 | -1.1515430677 |
| Sep-15 | 1.5309890606 | -1.5165441176 |
| Oct-15 | 1.6231949439 | -1.338255653 |
| Nov-15 | 2.3657597703 | 0.1863932898 |
| Dec-15 | 2.7234642954 | -0.6069094304 |
| Jan-16 | 2.5645374526 | -1.6574585635 |
| Feb-16 | 2.8581952118 | 0.5113900511 |
| Mar-16 | 2.896595132 | 0.6460544532 |
| Apr-16 | 3.0030495684 | 1.1584800741 |
| May-16 | 2.7788760723 | 1.5355979525 |
| Jun-16 | 3.1149532349 | 2.9012634534 |
| Jul-16 | 2.8878513888 | 1.9105312209 |
| Aug-16 | 2.7149960206 | 2.6598226785 |
| Sep-16 | 2.7484793512 | 2.5257249766 |
| Oct-16 | 2.3663233395 | 2.1860465116 |
| Nov-16 | 2.3757037238 | 4.3682480038 |
| Dec-16 | 2.0017723805 | 1.872659176 |
| Jan-17 | 1.4407825724 | 1.7576318224 |
| Feb-17 | 1.7106514553 | 1.467216873 |
| Mar-17 | 2.0682791382 | 2.1988089785 |
| Apr-17 | 2.1835667991 | 3.5747021082 |
| May-17 | 2.0101569329 | 2.8649386085 |
| Jun-17 | 2.2721874753 | 4.435299497 |
| Jul-17 | 2.370369136 | 4.0909090909 |
| Aug-17 | 2.5760861437 | 3.3302919708 |
| Sep-17 | 2.6843715366 | 3.0040964952 |