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A-LevelEconomicsThe macroeconomy9708/33 · May/June 2018 · Q291 Mark

The table shows the annual rate of inflation (consumer prices) and the annual rate of unemployment for five countries in a recent year. rate of inflation % rate of unemployment % Japan Greece Content removed due to copyright restrictions USA South Africa Brazil

  1. AHigher inflation is always correlated with higher unemployment.
  2. BHigher inflation is always correlated with lower unemployment.
  3. CLower inflation is always correlated with higher unemployment.
  4. DNo consistent correlation can be established.

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  1. [1] D

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Topic
The macroeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2018 Paper 3 Variant 3, question 29.

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