The chart below shows the value of one country's exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016.The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the value of one country's exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016.The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart gives some information about export
earnings
in 5 categories in a particular country in 2015 and 2016
while
the table illustrates the change in each category's exports in the year before 2016.
Overall
, it is clear from the chart that except for the
earnings
from exporting gems and jewellery which experienced a decrease, there were increases in that of the other 4 categories.
Besides
, the
earnings
from petroleum and engineered goods were the most important export
products
in both years. Petroleum
products
were the most profitable
products
in both years, with the
earnings
created by it increasing by 3% from around 60
billion
to 63
billion
dollars, followed by engineered goods which increased by 8.5% from 57
billion
or so to around 61
billion
dollars. During the same period, the figure for agricultural
products
also
increased slightly by 0.81% from 31
billion
to 32
billion
. The
earnings
from textiles remained the smallest in both years but experienced an obvious increase of 15.24% from 27 to 31
billion
.
On the other hand
, the
earnings
of gems and jewellery declined by 5.18% from around 42 to just above 40
billion
.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words earnings, products, billion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increases" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • export value
  • economic sector
  • percentage change
  • increment
  • decrement
  • fluctuation
  • trend analysis
  • year-on-year comparison
  • significant growth/decline
  • stagnation
  • market dynamics
  • fiscal repercussions
  • trade balance
  • competitive advantage
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