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A-LevelEconomicsBalance of PaymentsMay/June 2021Paper 1 Q231 Mark

The figures shown are from New Zealand’s balance of payments for 2017 according to data published by Stats NZ in September 2018. What was the value of the balancing item (net errors and omissions) in NZ$m?

A-3900
B-2000
C-1900
D5700

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Balance of Payments and is worth 1 mark.

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