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Uses of national income data: AQA A‑Level Economics questions

Every AQA A-Level Economics exam question on 4.2.1.4 Uses of national income data, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q13

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 13: Explain the main limitations of using national income data to assess differences in living standards between countries. [15 marks] Essay 3 Gross domestic produc
  2. June 2024 Paper 2, question 02: Explain how the data in Extract A show that higher productivity may result in higher living standards. [4 marks] Context 1 Total for this context: 40 marks Prod
  3. June 2023 Paper 2, question 14: Evaluate the view that economic growth usually leads to an improvement in living standards. [25 marks] Essay 3 According to the Office for National Statistics,
  4. Q04

    June 2023 · Paper 3

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    June 2023 Paper 3, question 04: The change in nominal national income per head is an unsatisfactory indicator of the change in the living standards of a country’s citizens over a period of tim
  5. Q05

    June 2022 · Paper 3

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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 05: When using data to make international comparisons of the standard of living, purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates are more useful than market exchange r
  6. Q31

    November 2020 · Paper 3

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    November 2020 Paper 3, question 31: 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 you
All 6 questions on Uses of national income data, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q13 (15 marks): Explain the main limitations of using national income data to assess differences in living standards between countries. [15 marks] Essay 3 Gross domestic produc
  2. June 2024, Paper 2, Q02 (4 marks): Explain how the data in Extract A show that higher productivity may result in higher living standards. [4 marks] Context 1 Total for this context: 40 marks Prod
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q14 (25 marks): Evaluate the view that economic growth usually leads to an improvement in living standards. [25 marks] Essay 3 According to the Office for National Statistics,
  4. June 2023, Paper 3, Q04 (1 mark): The change in nominal national income per head is an unsatisfactory indicator of the change in the living standards of a country’s citizens over a period of tim
  5. June 2022, Paper 3, Q05 (1 mark): When using data to make international comparisons of the standard of living, purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates are more useful than market exchange r
  6. November 2020, Paper 3, Q31 (10 marks): 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 you

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