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A-LevelEconomicsInternational economic issues9708/12 · May/June 2013 · Q271 Mark

When is a balance of trade deficit likely to be considered a particularly difficult problem for a country?

Awhen the imported goods are identical to domestic products
Bwhen the imported goods are items of capital equipment
Cwhen the imported goods are the raw material for exports
Dwhen the imported goods are to cover a temporary shortage

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A: when the imported goods are identical to domestic products

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International economic issues, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

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