plumiThe economic climate on businesses: AQA GCSE Business questions
Every AQA GCSE Business exam question on 3.2.3 The economic climate on businesses, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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The whole paper ↗0 wordsQ03.6
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The whole paper ↗Your answerQ01.9
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All 11 questions on The economic climate on businesses, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q01.3 (1 mark): Which of the following is an economic influence on businesses? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q02.2 (6 marks): Interest rates in the UK have increased significantly in the past. Analyse one impact that a change in interest rates could have on GCC. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.5 (1 mark): Which of the following is the most likely effect of a decrease in interest rates? [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q01.6 (1 mark): Which statement is most likely to be correct when interest rates rise? [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q03.5 (2 marks): Using the data in Figure 1, describe what happened to global car sales from 2019 to 2021. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q03.6 (2 marks): NIST used the graph to help forecast its profits for 2022. Explain how information from Figure 1 may have helped NIST forecast that profits will fall in 2022. [
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q03.7 (4 marks): Using Item D, explain how global demand for new cars may be affected by changes in levels of employment around the world in 2020 and 2021. [4 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q02.4 (2 marks): Explain one economic change that can affect a business. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q01.10 (2 marks): Explain one economic influence on consumer spending. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q01.2 (1 mark): An increase in interest rates would be which type of change? [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q01.9 (2 marks): Explain one way a rise in unemployment might affect a business. [2 marks]
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