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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/33 · May/June 2018 · Q181 Mark

The diagram shows changes in the numbers employed in four different industries in a city between 2012 and 2017. [Figure 18.1]

  1. AFinance was always the largest employer.
  2. BLeisure had the fastest growth rate in employment.
  3. CManufacturing was the only industry to show signs of decline.
  4. DTotal employment in the four industries decreased over the period.

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  1. [1] B

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2018 Paper 3 Variant 3, question 18.

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