Category
Teaching activity
Data Starter: UK unemployment rate since 1971
Trend in UK unemployment 1971-2024
In the News Teaching Activity – the government plans to improve workers’ rights (Oct 2024)
The government is planning to upgrade workers’ rights, but businesses are concerned about how their costs may rise.
Data Starter: World Economy in 2022
Which countries contributed the most to world GDP in 2022?
In the News Teaching Activity – will the Chancellor relax fiscal rules to invest? (Oct 2024)
Speculation about what the new Chancellor will include in her first budget has been increasing.
Data Starter: Global lithium reserves 2023
Which countries have the largest share of global lithium reserves?
In the News Teaching Activity – the UK’s last coal-fired power station shuts (Oct 2024)
The UK has become the first G7 nation to end the use of coal-fired power.
Why was disposable income at the end of 2023 still lower than pre-pandemic levels?
Data Starter: Airconditioning units
Projected number of Airconditioning Units
What are the economic costs of the recent widespread flooding across Europe?
In the News Teaching Activity – Card Factory profits slump (Sept 2024)
Why have the profits of the Card Factory been falling?
Data Starter: Wealth growth
Which countries experienced the fastest growth in their wealth 2010-23?
In the News Teaching Activity – Sharp rise in carrot prices (Sept 2024)
Why have supermarket carrot prices risen by almost 40% in 2024?
In the News Teaching Activity – inflation remains at 2.2% but core inflation is up (Sept 2024)
Why has consumer price inflation stayed just above target at 2.2%?
In the News Teaching Activity – 6000 jobs lost in oil & steel industries (Sept 2024)
Trade unions are hoping the government will invest to limit job losses in oil and steel.
Data Starter: Corporation tax
Which industries contribute the most to Corporation Tax revenue?
In the News Teaching Activity – the online gambling industry’s impact on the economy (Sept 2024)
Should the online gambling industry be taxed more heavily?