(a)[3]
Explain why GDP is an important economic indicator.
(b)[4]
Use Figures 1 and 2 to compare how the GDP of the UK and Japan changed between 2005 and 2009.
(c)[5]
The article states that the steep fall in export orders ‘is especially worrying because the weakness of sterling is not producing much of an export boom.’ Analyse what this means.
(d)[8]
Discuss whether the evidence suggests that the changes in GDP in Japan and the UK were brought about by similar events.