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2.2 Government objectives

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Question 29

Table 1 shows the unemployment rate in four local authority areas during the same survey period.

Local authority areaEastmereNorthfieldRivermereSouthport
Unemployment rate3.6%4.4%5.2%3.6%

Using Table 1, which option correctly states how Rivermere's unemployment rate compares with the mean for all four areas?

[1]
A

0.8 percentage points above the four-area mean

B

1.0 percentage points above the four-area mean

C

1.6 percentage points above the four-area mean

D

1.0 percentage points below the four-area mean

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2.2 Government objectives Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /2.2 Government objectives

189 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.2 Government objectives, covering 2.2.1a The main economic objectives, 2.2.1b Conflicts between government objectives, 2.2.1c Other objectives and ethical considerations, 2.2.2a The significance of economic growth, 2.2.2b Causes, costs, benefits and policies for growth, 2.2.2c GDP measures and calculations, 2.2.3a Measuring employment and unemployment, 2.2.3b Types and causes of unemployment, 2.2.3c Consequences and policies for unemployment, 2.2.4a What inflation is, 2.2.4b Measuring inflation with the CPI, 2.2.4c Causes, consequences and control of inflation, 2.2.5a Balance of trade and balance of payments, 2.2.5b Current account surpluses and deficits, 2.2.5c Policies to influence the balance of payments, 2.2.6a Income and wealth inequality in the UK, 2.2.6b Causes and consequences of inequality, and 2.2.6c Redistributing income and wealth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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