The Table Above Gives Information About the Economy of France

$\begin{array} { c c c } \hline &\text { Employment }&\text { Real GDP }\\\text { Year }&\text { (millions of people) }&\text { (billions of } 2005 \text { francs) }\\\hline 1998 & 58.85 & 8,243.9 \\1997 & 58.61 & 7,992.2 \\\hline\end{array}$
The table above gives information about the economy of France.
-The growth rate of real GDP per person in 1998 is ___________-percent.

A) 2.7
B) 3.1
C) 4.0
D) 1.9
E) 0.4