Identifying positive vs. normative economic statements

Steps:

• Define positive statements as objective, verifiable facts about economic data.
• Analyze each option for factual claims versus opinions.
• Verify calculations: China-US difference is 4.5% (approx. 5%), India-China is 0.7%.
• Select option with exactly two verifiable positive statements.

Why A is correct:

• It presents two objective comparisons tied to the given growth rates: one approximate difference (China vs. US) and one exact (China vs. India), both testable against data.

Why the others are wrong:

• B: Incomplete, provides only one partial factual claim without a second statement.
• C: Contains a nonsensical, self-comparative phrase with no verifiable content.
• D: Both claims are normative opinions expressing judgment on desirability, not facts.

Final answer: A