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table 1 amount of income in certain industries (in billions of dollars)

industry　　　　　　　　 year 1 　year 2 　year 3 　year 4 　year 5

agriculture 　　　　　　　22 　　　26 　　　26 　　 30 　　　51

communication 　　　　　14 　　　17 　　 18 　　　20 　　　21

construction　　　　　　　36 　　 43 　　 47　　 　52 　　　57

finance and real estate　　78　　  90 　　 100　　 108　　 118

manufacturing 　　　　　 213　    218 　　226 　　 253 　　287

transportation 　　　　　　27　　 30 　　   33 　　　36　　　 40

1. which industry had the largest increase in the dollar amount of income from

year 1 to year 2?

a. agriculture

b. construction

c. finance and real estate

d. manufacturing

e. transportation

2. which industry had the smallest increase in the dollar amount of income from

year 1 to year 5?

a. agriculture

b. construction

c. finance and real estate

d. manufacturing

e. transportation

3. which industry experienced the largest percentage increase from year 3 to

year 4?

a. agriculture

b. communication

c. construction

d. finance and real estate

e. manufacturing

4. which industry experienced the least percent change from year 1 to year 4?

a. agriculture

b. communication

c. construction

d. manufacturing

e. transportation

5. for which industry was there the least consistent increase in income over the

period of time covered by the table?

a. agriculture

b. construction

c. finance and real estate

d. manufacturing

e. transportation

6. if the trend in the transportation industry were to continue, its income for

year 6 would most likely be about

a. 42 billion dollars

b. 44 billion dollars

c. 46 billion dollars

d. 48 billion dollars

e. 50 billion dollars