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.

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.
The given charts illustrate the amount of export earnings in some product categories between 2015 and 2016 and how much the values of every product in 2016 compared to those in 2015.
Overall
, it can clearly be seen that the earnings in almost all products increased, except the gems and jewellery. Petroleum products were the most dominant in both years.
Although
textiles were the lowest in the earnings of export, they became the highest in the change in value in 2016 compared to the others. In terms of the value of exports, the most dominant was petroleum which stood at just above 60
billion
dollars
, whilst textiles were the lowest ones in both years but rose significantly from about 25
billion
dollars
in 2015 to just above 30
billion
dollars
in 2016. Gems and jewellery were the only ones that experienced a slight decrease of approximately 2
billion
dollars
. Regarding the changes in values, textiles possessed the highest rate, accounting for 15.24%. The others were just under 9% with Agricultural products witnessing the least changes during the given period.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words billion, dollars with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "compared" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "change" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • exports
  • categories
  • value
  • percentage change
  • compare
  • trends
  • changes
  • chart
  • table
  • overview
  • introduce
  • highlight
  • describe
  • summarize
  • information
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