The annual rate of inflation in an economy falls from 5.0% to 1.5%, while the annual rate of inflation of its main trading partners remains stable at 3.5%.
Assuming exchange rates remain unchanged, which of the following is most likely to occur in the long term for this economy?
The volume of domestic exports to trading partners will increase.
The current account of the balance of payments will deteriorate.
Domestic products will become less price competitive.
The volume of imports from trading partners will increase.
310 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Economics 2.6 The international economy (A-level only), covering 2.6.1 Globalisation, 2.6.2 Trade, 2.6.3 The balance of payments, 2.6.4 Exchange rate systems, and 2.6.5 Economic growth and development. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.