AQA · 7136 / 7135

Index numbers (3.2.1)

11questions
44marks
3series
2020–2023years

Index numbers (3.2.1) comes up in 11 questions across the AQA A Level and AS past papers (7136 / 7135), worth 44 marks between them. They run from 2020 to 2023 and appear on AS Level Paper 1, AS Level Paper 2.

Tariffs run from 1 to 25 marks. The commonest instructions are Multiple choice (7), Calculate (2), Identify (1). Specification points covered: 3.2.1.1, 3.2.1.2, 3.2.1.3.

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Jun 2023 2 questions

4 marksAS Level · Paper 1 · Context 1

Calculate an index number for the April 2020 oil price, February 2013 being base.

3.2.1.3Index numbersCalculateWritten
1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · No choice

Valid inference drawn from a series of consumer price readings over twelve years.

3.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice

Jun 2022 6 questions

4 marksAS Level · Paper 1 · Context 2

Identify two notable features shown in the UK alcohol affordability index.

3.2.1.3Index numbersIdentifyWritten
1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · No choice

Identify which outcome is a likely aim of macroeconomic policy for a government.

3.2.1.1Government policy objectivesMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · No choice

Why data on the economy are commonly presented in index form.

3.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · No choice

Valid conclusion from indexed output-per-person figures for two different countries.

3.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · No choice

What follows for real output when money GDP falls and prices drop too.

3.2.1.2Real and nominal GDPMultiple choiceMultiple choice
4 marksAS Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Work out the 2018 level of national output using the figures supplied.

3.2.1.2Measuring GDP and growthCalculateWritten

Nov 2020 3 questions

1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · No choice

Which claim about the household price index is accurate.

3.2.1.2Measuring inflationMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markAS Level · Paper 2 · No choice

Deflating export values with a price index to obtain constant-price figures.

3.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice
25 marksAS Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Assess whether shifts in shopping and town centres will lastingly harm Britain's economy.

3.2.1.1Macroeconomic performanceAssessWritten

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