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O-LevelEconomicsGovernment and the macroeconomy2281/11 · May/June 2019 · Q231 Mark

The table shows the percentage change from 2015–2016 in gross domestic product (GDP) and consumer prices for selected countries. country GDP consumer prices Australia +1.8 +1.3 Brazil -2.9 +8.3 China +6.7 +2.0 Japan +1.1 -0.2 Which country was suffering from economic recession and inflation?

AAustralia
BBrazil
CChina
DJapan

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B: Brazil

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Government and the macroeconomy, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 23.

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