AQA · 7136 / 7135

Index numbers (4.2.1)

17questions
82marks
5series
2020–2023years

Index numbers (4.2.1) comes up in 17 questions across the AQA A Level and AS past papers (7136 / 7135), worth 82 marks between them. They run from 2020 to 2023 and appear on A Level Paper 1, A Level Paper 2, A Level Paper 3.

Tariffs run from 1 to 25 marks. The commonest instructions are Multiple choice (8), Using the data (3), Explain how (2). Specification points covered: 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.2, 4.2.1.3, 4.2.1.4.

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Jun 2023 3 questions

2 marksA Level · Paper 1 · Context 1

Compute a sales index for cars using a stated base-year figure

4.2.1.3Index numbersUsing the dataWritten
4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Use chart data to show one economy outperforming two others in a given year.

4.2.1.2Macroeconomic indicatorsExplain howWritten
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Spot the flaw in money income per person as a welfare measure.

4.2.1.4Using national income dataMultiple choiceMultiple choice

Jun 2022 5 questions

2 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Calculate an index number for Egyptian national output in a later year, using a stated base.

4.2.1.3Index numbersUsing the dataWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Evaluate whether keeping price rises low and steady ought to be a government's top priority.

4.2.1.1Government policy objectivesUsing the dataWritten
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Calculate the weighted rise in an overall price index.

4.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Explain why PPP conversions aid comparisons of living standards.

4.2.1.4Using national income dataMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Convert money GDP into constant prices using a deflator.

4.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice

Nov 2021 1 question

1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Convert an output index back into a money figure for a later year.

4.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice

Nov 2020 4 questions

4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Use chart data to show weak growth in pay after adjusting for prices since the financial crisis.

4.2.1.2Macroeconomic indicatorsExplain howWritten
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Pick the consistent set of money growth, output growth and inflation.

4.2.1.2Macroeconomic indicatorsMultiple choiceMultiple choice
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Interpret changed basket weightings in a price index across two years.

4.2.1.3Index numbersMultiple choiceMultiple choice
10 marksA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Do the figures show British living standards rising over the decade to 2017?

4.2.1.4Living standards measurementAssessWritten

Specimen 4 questions

2 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Use forecast growth rates to find the output difference between an original and a revised projection.

4.2.1.2Macroeconomic indicatorsCalculateWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 1

Explain why raising output is central to British government aims.

4.2.1.1Government policy objectivesExplain whyWritten
1 markA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Working out the rise in real output per head from indices for prices, output and population.

4.2.1.3Index numbers and real GDPMultiple choiceMultiple choice
10 marksA Level · Paper 3 · No choice

Compare Brazilian and UK performance on skills and macroeconomic stability using the figures.

4.2.1.2Comparing macroeconomic performanceAssessWritten

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