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 bar chart depicts 5 categories of a country's exports,
while
the table illustrates the different growth of each category, commencing from 2015 to 2016.
Overall
, it is readily apparent that the export of petroleum materials was dominant in both periods, compared to the
textiles
.
However
,
textiles
increased the highest in figure among the others, especially agricultural
products
. Having identical trends, the figures for petroleum and engineered exports increased slightly to more than 60
billion
, adding only 2
billion
from the previous period. Another growth was
also
experienced by
textiles
, starting from 25
billion
and
then
finally
reaching about one-third in 2016. In comparison, germs and jewellery slightly receded, reducing 2 figures (40
billion
) of its number in 2016. Being the only proportion that remains unchanged, agricultural
products
were stagnant at approximately 30
billion
.
On the other hand
, over the years,
textiles
, engineered
products
, and germs and jewellery were the top three contributors to the growth of its county's figures with 15.24%, 8.5%, and 5.18% respectively. 2% less than the petroleum
products
, agricultural materials being the least category who experienced a change.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • export value
  • trend analysis
  • anomalies
  • percentage change
  • sector analysis
  • global demand
  • domestic production
  • economic conditions
  • technological advancements
  • international regulations
  • economic growth
  • trade relations
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