plumiEconomic sectors: AQA GCSE Economics questions
AQA GCSE Economics past-paper questions on 3.1.2.2 Economic sectors, 2020–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 8 questions on Economic sectors, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q6 (1 mark): Which of the following would be included in the primary sector of an economy? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q19.1 (2 marks): 1 9 . 1 Using Figure 1, calculate the percentage change in the size of the secondary sector of the UK economy between 1950 and 2020. Give your answer to one dec
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q19.2 (2 marks): 1 9 . 2 Explain one possible consequence of the change in the size of the secondary sector of the UK economy between 1950 and 2020. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q5 (1 mark): Table 1 shows the value of output in selected industries of an economy in year X. Table 1 Industry Value of output (£ bn) Mining 25.5 Fishing 18.0 Manufacturing
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q4 (1 mark): Which of the following would be included in the tertiary sector of an economy? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q1 (1 mark): Which of the following is a true statement about the economic sectors of the UK economy? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q15 (6 marks): 1 5 Using Figure 2, analyse the possible impacts upon the labour market of changes in the relative sizes of the economic sectors in the UK. [6 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q3 (1 mark): Which of the following occupations would be included in the secondary sector of the economy? [1 mark]
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