Refer to the Following Table A)05%
B)1%
C)-2

Refer to the following table. What was the approximate output gap in 1983?
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Real GDP } \\\text { (billions of \$) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Potential GDP } \\\text { (billions of \$) }\end{array} \\\hline 1980 & 175 & 179 \\\hline 1981 & 182 & 185 \\\hline 1982 & 189 & 188 \\\hline 1983 & 196 & 194 \\\hline 1984 & 202 & 198 \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) 0.5%
B) 1%
C) -2.2%
D) 2%