Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Economic growth

Economic growth — practice question

The table presents the growth rate of output ($\%$) in four sectors of an economy. Construction sector: first quarter of 2014 $0.9$, second quarter of 2014 $0.5$ Energy sector: first quarter of 2014 $0.1$, second quarter of 2014 $1.6$ Manufacturing sector: first quarter of 2014 $-0.7$, second quarter of 2014 $-0.5$ Services sector: first quarter of 2014 $-3.4$, second quarter of 2014 $0.5$ Which two sectors experienced an increase in the growth rate in the first half of 2014?

  • Aconstruction and energy
  • Bconstruction and manufacturing
  • Cservices and construction
  • Dservices and manufacturing

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