Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: Conversely, the rate of economic growth helps determine the overall federal surplus or deficit through its effect on federal revenue and spending. Choices: 1. Federal spending is declining. 2. Economic growth is a factor in the federal deficit or surplus. 3. The federal surplus is independent of economic growth.

1