But the TUC reckons it would be nearer £4 in every £100 and the IFS says it would mean that "unprotected" government departments – including communities and local government – face cuts of 18% through to 2018-19 and a cumulative 33% since 2010.
While the pace of decline in GDP slowed from the 2.4% seen in the first three months of 2009, the economy has suffered a cumulative contraction of 5.7% in the last five quarters.
While Kennedy's unexpected death at the age of 55 prompted friends to reflect on his troubled relationship with alcohol and the series of family tragedies which had placed him under cumulative stress in recent years, others emphasised that his spirits had been relatively buoyant despite his general election defeat in early May.
Given the cumulative public disapproval on this subject, it is tempting for politicians to give voice to that.
The BBC, which chose not to combine the cumulative audience for the Queen's speech, said BBC1 had the top five most watched programmes on Christmas Day.
The cumulative effect of the neglect of manufacturing is now being seen in our trading performance.
To be grossing £2.8m in the sixth weekend of release is exceptional, as is the film's cumulative total of £30.82m.
I hope that you believe you are acting in good faith; that you are simply motivated by the need to respond to the threats of terrorism and organised crime and the nuisance of anti-social behaviour, but I wonder if you have any idea of the cumulative effect of the 15 or so bills which have incrementally removed or compromised our liberties.
Even so, according to the IFS the cumulative cut to the budgets of non-protected departments between 2010 and 2018 will be 32.9%.
The cumulative total is now £36.75m, which is about 2% down on its predecessor, The Desolation of Smaug, at the same stage of its run.
With a cumulative height gain of 14,000 metres and a vertical two kilometre climb to an altitude of 3,200m on the final stage, the TAM promises to be a truly tough race.
