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Paper 3: 10 Mark Synoptic Questions (AQA A Level Economics): Exam Questions

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Extract C: Selected indicators of the affordability of buying a house 

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Average UK house price, average weekly earnings in nominal terms and their annual  percentage changes, December 2007 to December 2017 

Date

House Price

House price,   annual   percentage     change 

Weekly  earnings 

 Weekly  earnings, annual      percentage     change 

December 2007

£189 193 

7.0

£425

2.9

December 2008

December 2009

£160 954 

£168 082 

-14.9

4.4

 £435

 £439

2.4

0.9

December 2010

December 2011

£168 703

£167 048 

0.4

-1.0

 £449

 £457

2.2

1.8

December 2012

£168 843 

7.7

 £462

1.0

December 2013

December 2014

£177 971 

£191 669 

5.4

7.7

 £468

 £480

1.4

2.5

December 2015

December 2016

£204 919 

£215 500 

6.9

5.2

 £489

 £498

 1.9

1.9

December 2017

£226 756 

5.2

 £512

2.8

Source: ONS, February 2018 

To what extent, if at all, do the data suggest that houses in the UK were more  affordable in 2017 than they were in 2007?  You must use the data in Extract C to support your assessment.  

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To what extent, if at all, do the data suggest that the reliance on fossil fuels to produce 

energy is falling?  You must use the data in Extract C to support your assessment. 

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Extract B

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Figure 2: Income inequality

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Figure 3: Homelessness

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To what extent, if at all, do the data suggest that living standards in the UK improved between 2007 and 2017? You must use the data in Extract B to support your assessment.

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To what extent, if at all, do you consider that the UK manufacturing sector has been in decline since 2003? You must use the data in Extract B to support your assessment

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Extract B:       Trends in UK manufacturing 

Figure 1: Index of manufacturing output 2003 to 2015, 1997 = 100

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 Figure 2: Manufacturing employment Jan–Mar 2003 to Oct–Dec 2015, thousands

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Figure 3: Value of UK trade in goods 2003 to 2015, £ billion at current prices  

Year

Exports

Imports

Balance

2003

188.5

239.5

–51.0

2004

191.6

253.5

–61.9

2005

212.1

282.2

–70.1

2006

244.0

322.9

–78.9

2007

223.0

313.5

–90.5

2008

254.6

349.6

–95.0

2009

229.1

315.7

–86.6

2010

270.2

367.6

–97.4

2011

308.2

401.7

–93.5

2012

304.3

410.8

–106.5

2013

306.2

421.5

–115.3

2014

293.7

416.9

–123.2

2015

285.6

410.7

–125.1

  Figure 4: Annual average rate of growth in UK manufacturing output and real GDP, 1949 to 2015  

 

Years

Average rate of growth of UK manufacturing (%)

Average rate of growth of UK real GDP (%)

1949 – 1973

3.4

3.4

1974 – 1992

0.1

1.9

1993 – 2007

0.9

3.0

2008

–2.8

–0.5

2009

–9.4

–4.2

2010 – 2015

1.1

2.0

 Source: Official statistics for all data in Extract B

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