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A-LevelEconomicsProduction and CostsMay/June 2017Paper 3 Q181 Mark

The table gives details of the carrying capacity and number of British licensed registered ships over 100 tons between 2010 and 2014. | year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | carrying capacity (million tons) | 17.3 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 15.2 | | number of ships | 712 | 664 | 643 | 577 | 500 | What can be concluded about British shipping between 2010 and 2014? A The average size of British registered ships increased. B The number of voyages made by British registered ships fell. C The productivity of British registered ships peaked in 2012. D The capacity of the British registered fleet fell continuously.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2017 examination, Paper 3 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Production and Costs and is worth 1 mark.

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