OCR As Level Economics Paper 2 Question Paper

Download the official OCR AS Level Economics H060/02 Macroeconomics question paper for the June 2025 examination series. This examiner-authentic OCR PDF contains the complete OCR AS Economics assessment covering inflation, unemployment, aggregate supply, trade, exchange rates, supply-side policy, sustainable development and macroeconomic evaluation.

Section A includes multiple-choice questions testing core macroeconomic concepts such as unemployment, inflation targeting, GDP growth, long-run aggregate supply, crowding out, fiscal policy, monetary policy, balance of payments, trade as a percentage of GDP and progressive taxation. Students apply economic theory to real-world data involving the UK, USA, China, Eurozone and G7 economies.

The data-response section focuses on rising UK inflation and food-price increases caused by shortages of salad and vegetable imports. Students analyse inflation trends, real wages, labour shortages, Brexit-related costs, energy-price increases, supply shocks and wage inflation using a detailed case study and inflation data for selected countries.

The paper explores how imported-food shortages, rising fertiliser costs, greenhouse energy prices and labour shortages contributed to inflationary pressures in the UK economy. Candidates evaluate the effects of pay rises on inflation using aggregate-supply analysis while discussing supply-side policies that could support UK farmers facing rising production costs.

Extended-response questions require students to evaluate whether rising inflation harms UK farmers, encouraging discussion of cost-push inflation, competitiveness, farm profitability, wage pressures and government intervention. Students are expected to apply macroeconomic theory to contemporary UK agricultural and labour-market issues.

Section C includes evaluative essay options on sustainable development and exchange rates. One essay analyses whether opening new coal mines in Cumbria would affect sustainable development policy, including environmental externalities, employment and economic growth. The alternative essay evaluates whether a loss of confidence in an economy affects exchange rates, using examples linked to the UK mini-budget and financial-market confidence.

The paper strongly develops evaluative essay writing, macroeconomic reasoning, diagram integration and real-world economic application using OCR’s level-based assessment structure. Students are expected to use aggregate-demand and aggregate-supply diagrams, exchange-rate analysis and sustainable-development theory within balanced evaluative arguments.

This OCR H060/02 June 2025 question paper is ideal for timed exam practice, data-response preparation, macroeconomic essay planning and OCR AS Economics revision. It helps students understand OCR question structure, command words, evaluation techniques and examiner expectations across the Macroeconomics specification.

Perfect for students preparing for the 2026 OCR examination series, teachers creating classroom assessments and tutors supporting OCR Economics revision. Pair this paper with the official OCR H060/02 June 2025 mark scheme for complete examiner-guided preparation and OCR-standard assessment practice. Fully compatible with desktop, tablet and mobile PDF viewing.

This document is designed for OCR AS Level Economics students preparing for the 2026 examination series, especially candidates studying macroeconomics, inflation, unemployment, exchange rates, sustainable development and government policy. It is particularly useful for learners aiming to improve data-response analysis, evaluative essay writing, macroeconomic diagram skills and application of theory to real-world economic issues.

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