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Inflation: Edexcel A‑Level Economics B questions

Every Edexcel A-Level Economics B exam question on 2.5.3 Inflation, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q1(c)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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  3. Q1(a)

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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  4. Q1(d)

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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  5. Q1(a)

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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  6. Q1(b)

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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  7. Q1(f)

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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  8. Q1(a)

    October 2020 · Paper 2

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  9. Q1(d)

    October 2020 · Paper 2

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  10. Q1(g)

    October 2020 · Paper 2

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  11. Q2

    June 2018 · Paper 2

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All 11 questions on Inflation, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q1(c) (4 marks): With reference to Extract C, explain one reason why high food price inflation might affect the living standards of low or fixed-income groups. (4) Read Extracts
  2. June 2025, Paper 2, Q1(h) (12 marks): With reference to Extract D, assess the impact of falling real pay on the UK economy. (12) Read Extracts A–D in the Source Booklet before answering Question 1.
  3. June 2024, Paper 2, Q1(a) (4 marks): Using the information in Extract D, calculate, to the nearest whole number, the index for UK bread prices in 2023. You are advised to show your working. (4) Rea
  4. June 2024, Paper 2, Q1(d) (6 marks): Analyse two ways in which high inflation affects individuals. (6) Read the following extracts (A to E) before answering Question 1. Write your answers in the sp
  5. June 2023, Paper 2, Q1(a) (4 marks): Using the data from Extract C calculate, to 2 decimal places, the rate of inflation in March 2022. You are advised to show your working. (4) Read the following
  6. June 2023, Paper 2, Q1(b) (4 marks): With reference to Extract C, explain in which month there was deflation and in which month there was disinflation. (4) Read the following extracts (A to D) befo
  7. June 2023, Paper 2, Q1(f) (10 marks): With reference to Extract A, assess the likely impact of rising inflation on the UK restaurant market. (10) Read the following extracts (A to D) before answerin
  8. October 2020, Paper 2, Q1(a) (4 marks): Using the information in Extract C, calculate the index for UK butter prices in July 2018. You are advised to show your working. (4) Read the following extracts
  9. October 2020, Paper 2, Q1(d) (6 marks): Using Extract C, analyse how an increase in cost-push inflation may affect economic growth. (6) Read the following extracts (A to C) before answering Question 1
  10. October 2020, Paper 2, Q1(g) (12 marks): Assess the impact of food price inflation on UK living standards. (12) Read the following extracts (A to C) before answering Question 1. Write your answers in t
  11. June 2018, Paper 2, Q2 (20 marks): Evaluate the impact of rising inflation on UK-based firms such as Britvic. (20) Read the following extract (D) before answering Question 2. Write your answer in

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