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 or exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
The two charts give information about revenues from exportation in a country, categorized by five commodities between 2015 and 2016, with proportion changes shown in values.
Overall
, the money earned from petroleum products outnumbered the rest of the categories, whereas
agriculture and textiles were the least earners. However
, the textile sector saw the most growth in value, and the value of gems and jewellery shrank to a certain extent.
In 2015, approximately $55 billion
was contributed from the petroleum industry, with revenues rising to around $61 billion
the next year, which was slightly higher than that of engineered merchandise, growing from $55 to 60 billion
. The trend for textiles was the same, increasing by $5 billion
, to $31 billion
in 2016, which equalled that of agricultural goods that remained unchanged during the 2-year period. By contrast
, export earnings from gems and jewellery slid marginally, reducing by $1 billion
, to $40 billion
.
With regard to the changed values, the year 2016 experienced a 15.24% increase in textile products, which almost doubled the number of engineered goods (8.5%). Apart from a reduction of 5.18% in gems and jewellery, the rest of the categories added less than 3% in values compared with a year earlier.Submitted by 76805977 on
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