Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 6.3

6.3 — practice question

The tables present how the average prices of a country’s exports and imports changed across a period. These figures are given as index numbers, using year 0 as 100. export price index: year0 100, year1 115, year2 125. import price index: year0 100, year1 120, year2 125. By how much does the country’s terms of trade index change from year 1 to year 2?

  • AIt improves by about 10%.
  • BIt improves between 4% and 5%.
  • CIt stays the same.
  • DIt worsens between 4% and 5%.

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