The chart illustrates the export earnings in
billion
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dollars
broken up into five categories between 2015 and 2016, Use synonyms
while
the table shows the growth in percentages during the same period.
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First,
in 2015, Linking Words
petroleum
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products
were the biggest category, accounting for 60 Use synonyms
billion
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, followed by engineered goods, accounting for approximately 57 Use synonyms
billion
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However
, in 2016, engineered goods increased by 8.5% and almost achieved the Linking Words
petroleum
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products
level of export, which showed only 3% growth.
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Second,
gems and jewellery were the only category that decreased by 5.18%, from roughly 42 to 41 Linking Words
billion
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.
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Finally
, textiles from being the smallest category after a 15.24% rise almost achieved the agricultural Linking Words
products
level of around 30 Use synonyms
billion
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, remained half compared to Linking Words
petroleum
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products
.
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Overall
, comparing the level of export earnings between 2015 and 2016 it is easy to see that all categories increased except gems and jewellery, which decreased. Linking Words
Petroleum
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products
and engineered goods were the biggest categories, Use synonyms
while
agriculture Linking Words
products
and textiles were the smallest. The biggest growth was noticed in textiles, Use synonyms
while
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was in
products
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