This document provides 4 practice questions asking to identify points of comparison between macroeconomic indicators for the UK, Germany, and Ireland over a given time period based on an extract. Specifically, it asks to compare GDP growth and unemployment in the UK, unemployment rates between Germany and the UK, housing starts and construction employment in the UK, and output gaps between Ireland, Germany, and the UK.

1. AS Macroeconomics Data Description Practice Questions<br />Question 1:<br />Using the extract above, identify two significant points of comparison between the rate of change of GDP and the percentage rate of unemployment for the UK economy over the period shown (8)<br />Question 2:<br />Using the extract above, identify two significant points of comparison between the rate of unemployment in the German and UK economies over the period shown (8)<br />Question 3: <br />Using the extract above, identify two significant points of comparison between the number of new housing starts in the UK and employment in the construction industry over the period shown (8)<br />Question 4: <br />Using the extract above, identify two significant points of comparison between the estimate output gaps for the three countries Ireland, Germany and the UK over the time period shown (8)<br />