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Table: Interest Rates and Inflation This Table Shows Inflation and Interest Rate Data on Loan

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Table: Interest Rates and Inflation  Year  Expected π Actual π Nominal Interest Rate  Realized Real  Interest Rate 20062%3%3%%20071%3%2%%20082%3%4%%20097%5%9%%\begin{array} { l c c c c } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Expected } \boldsymbol { \pi } & \text { Actual } \boldsymbol { \pi } & \text { Nominal Interest Rate } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Realized Real } \\\text { Interest Rate }\end{array} \\\hline 2006 & 2 \% & 3 \% & 3 \% & \% \\2007 & 1 \% & 3 \% & 2 \% & \% \\2008 & 2 \% & 3 \% & 4 \% & \% \\2009 & 7 \% & 5 \% & 9 \% & \% \\\hline\end{array}
This table shows inflation and interest rate data on loan contracts in different years.
A) Fill in the "Realized Real Interest Rate" column in the table.
B) In which year(s) were the actual real interest rates on loan contracts negative?
C) In which year(s) did lenders gain at the expense of borrowers?
D) In which year(s) did borrowers gain at the expense of lenders?

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