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 bar chart compares how much a certain country earned through its exports of five categories of
products
in the years 2015 and 2016. The table gives information on the corresponding ratio changes in export revenues from these five product categories in these
two
years.
It is clear that
earnings from the exportations of petroleum
products
and engineering
products
were the
two
largest components of the total value.
By contrast
, textiles and agricultural
products
made a relatively small export contribution. In 2015, petroleum
products
played the most important role in exports, earning approximately $60
billion
, followed by engineering goods with approximately $55
billion
.
Although
2016 saw a rise of 3% in the value change of petroleum
products
as well, a more significant increase was observed in engineering
products
, with a figure of 8.5%. The contributions of these
two
categories were almost identical in 2016, at around $62
billion
.
While
revenues from gems and jewellery decreased by 5.18% to just $40
billion
, export revenues from textiles increased significantly by 15.24% to reach $31
billion
in 2016. The values of exports of agricultural
products
were relatively close between the
two
years, at about $31
billion
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words products, two, billion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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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