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 compares the volume of five exported
products
( petroleum
products
, engineered goods, gems and jewellery, agriculture
products
and textiles) between 2015 to 2016, and
also
represents how the proportion they changed.
Overall
, there was a dramatic upward trend in textiles exportation,
while
gems and jewellery witnessed a notable decline during the given year. To be specific, regarding 2015,
although
the number of textiles was exported quite as low as others, started at approximately 25
billion
, with 15.24% growth in the next year to around 31
billion
, being the highest sold among the five.
Besides
, engineered goods stood the second highest growth at 8.5%, increasing from 55
billion
to 62
billion
in one year.
On the other hand
, there was a slight rise in petroleum
products
and agricultural
products
, from 61 to 64
billion
and 31 to 31.8
billion
, 3% and 0.81% up, respectively from 2015 to 2016.
However
, in 2016, the earnings of gems and jewellery reduced, from 45 to 41
billion
, minimizing around 5.18% profits.
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