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
depicts the number of
exports
made by a country in five categories namely Petroleum
products
, Engineered goods,
Gems
and
Jewelry
, Agricultural
products
, and
Textiles
between 2015 and 2016,
while
the table
chart
presents the alteration of values percentage in the same period.
Overall
, the percentages of the
exports
increased in the latter year based on the first
chart
,
while
according to
the second
chart
,
Textiles
was the category which made the highest changes in values and
Gems
and
Jewelry
was the only category which witnessed a decreasing trend. First of all, in 2015 Petroleum
products
achieved the highest number of
exports
with over 60
billion
, followed by Engineer goods with more than 50
billion
,
Gems
and
Jewelry
totaling above 40
billion
, Agricultural
products
were 30
billion
and
Textiles
with just about 25
billion
.
However
, in the next year, all the
products
experienced increasing
exports
except
Gems
and
Jewelry
exports
which fell down about 5.18% and earned almost 40
billion
, unlike the previous year. For Petroleum
products
, Engineer goods, Agricultural
products
and
Textiles
, the percentages of
exports
increased by 3%, 8.5%, 0.81%, and 15.24% respectively.
Textiles
experienced the highest alteration,
while
Agricultural
products
had the opposite trend.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words chart, exports, products, gems, jewelry, textiles, billion with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
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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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