The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage of change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
The chart illustrates the export earnings in
billion
dollars
broken up into five categories between 2015 and 2016, while
the table shows the growth in percentages during the same period.
First,
in 2015, petroleum
products
were the biggest category, accounting for 60 billion
dollars
, followed by engineered goods, accounting for approximately 57 billion
dollars
. However
, in 2016, engineered goods increased by 8.5% and almost achieved the petroleum
products
level of export, which showed only 3% growth.
Second,
gems and jewellery were the only category that decreased by 5.18%, from roughly 42 to 41 billion
dollars
.
Finally
, textiles from being the smallest category after a 15.24% rise almost achieved the agricultural products
level of around 30 billion
dollars
, however
, remained half compared to petroleum
products
.
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. Petroleum
products
and engineered goods were the biggest categories, while
agriculture products
and textiles were the smallest. The biggest growth was noticed in textiles, while
the smallest in
agricultural Add a missing verb
was in
products
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