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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar chart illustrates

export

earnings in several product categories, and the given table data presents the proportion fluctuation in each group from 2015 to 2016.

Overall

,

it is clear that

petroleum products held the highest earnings,

whereas

textiles stayed at the lowest position in all categories. It can be observed that in 2015, the

export

value

of petroleum products was the biggest at roughly 60

billion

dollars

and remained at its top position in 2016 after a minimal increase of 3%.

Moreover

, the figure for engineered goods was just above 55

billion

dollars

in the first year but

then

experienced a noticeable growth rate of 8.5% in the second year. In the category of gems and jewellery, the

export

value

was far lower compared to the previous one and it

also

fell by 5.18%, to nearly 40

billion

dollars

in 2016.

Furthermore

, the

export

value

of agricultural products remained almost the same over 2 years, at approximately 31

billion

dollars

.

In addition

,

while

the textile

export

value

seemed to be the lowest, it experienced a considerable rise as it went from 25 to over 30

billion

dollars

.