According to the Economic Freedom of the World Measure,between 2000

According to the Economic Freedom of the World measure,between 2000 and 2009 the economic freedom of the United States

A) declined and its rank fell from third to tenth during this period.
B) increased,and the U.S.became the freest economy in the world during this decade.
C) was largely unchanged and the U.S.remained the third freest economy in the world,behind only Hong Kong and Singapore.
D) decreased,but the U.S.was still the freest economy in the world in 2009.