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4.2 Balance of payments

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Question 3

A forecaster uses the following data for a country's tourism services:

Tourism services flowCurrent yearForecast change next year
Spending by overseas visitors in the country£60 billion10% increase
Spending by the country's residents while abroad£80 billion5% decrease

What is the forecast improvement in the country's tourism services balance?

[1]
A

It improves by £4 billion

B

It improves by £6 billion

C

It improves by £10 billion

D

It improves by £2 billion

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4.2 Balance of payments Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /4.2 Balance of payments

52 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Economics 4.2 Balance of payments, covering 4.2.1 Balance of payments on current account, 4.2.2 Balanced account, surplus and deficit, 4.2.3 Calculate deficits and surpluses, 4.2.4 Analyse exports and imports data, 4.2.5 Importance of the balance of payments, and 4.2.6 Causes of surpluses and deficits. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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