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: In the 90s, the volume of NHH-to-HH sector has increased, but its annual growth rate has been falling. Choices: 1. Both volume and growth rates have been increasing consistently. 2. The annual growth rate has been falling despite increases in volume. 3. An increase in small volume transaction is responsible for this decline.

3