UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Advanced Level and GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level
MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2006 question paper
9708 ECONOMICS
9708/02
Paper 2
Maximum mark 40
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Mark Scheme
Syllabus Paper
GCE A/AS LEVEL – May/June 2006
9708
02
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(a) (i) Calculate the balance of trade in goods between Australia and Thailand in 2002.
[2]
Australian deficit (1) or Thai surplus (1) of A$.630m (1)
(ii) What differences were there in the types of goods traded between the two
countries?
[2]
Australia exports mainly minerals and farm products (1), Thailand exports mainly
manufactured or processed (1), credit comment on petro