2.6 The international economy (A-level only)

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Context 2: UK EXPORTS AND THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UK MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Using Extract D, identify two significant points of comparison between the total value of UK exports of goods and the manufacturing productivity index over the period shown.

Extract D: Total value of exports of goods (£billion) from the UK and the manufacturing productivity index, 2015 to 2020 (Q = quarter)

A line graph displaying two trends: the total value of exports of goods in £billion plotted on the left y-axis ranging from £60 billion to £100 billion, and the manufacturing productivity index plotted on the right y-axis ranging from 90 to 115. Both trends span from 2015 Q1 to 2020 Q1. Both series peak in 2018 Q2, where exports reach £95 billion and the productivity index reaches 109. Both experience a subsequent trough in 2019 Q2, where exports drop to £82 billion and productivity drops to 95. Over the overall period, exports net an increase from £70 billion to £89 billion, while productivity nets a decrease from 100 to 97.

YearQuarterExports (£billion)Productivity index (Base: 2015 Q1 = 100)
2015Q170100
2015Q272101
2015Q375103
2015Q478104
2016Q182106
2016Q285105
2016Q380103
2016Q479101
2017Q181102
2017Q283103
2017Q386104
2017Q488105
2018Q192108
2018Q295109
2018Q393107
2018Q488102
2019Q18598
2019Q28295
2019Q38496
2019Q48797
2020Q18997
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