Assume that in​ 2009, the unemployment rate in Canada was 8.3​%. If the natural rate of unemployment is assumed to be 7.3​%, what is the output​ gap? Assume that the​ Okun's law coefficient is​ 0.38, as estimated in Kimberly​ Beaton, "Time Variation in​ Okun's Law: A Canada and U.S.​ Comparison," Bank of Canada Working Paper​ 2010-7.

The output gap is ___% (Round to nearest 1 decimal place)

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