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. Write at least 150 words.

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. Write at least 150 words.
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The bar graph given compares how the value of the exportation of different
goods
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varied across two years, 2015 and 2016.
Overall
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, if we take the five categories in combination, it is evident that petroleum and engineering
goods
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had the highest exportation rate,
while
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textiles had the lowest in both time periods. Regarding 2015,
products
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relating to petrol had the highest exportation rate at exactly $60
billion
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, closely followed by engineered
goods
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just a small amount lower. As far as gems and jewellery are concerned, they reached more than $40
billion
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in 2015; meanwhile, $10
billion
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lower, at $30
billion
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gained from exporting agricultural
products
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.
This
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leaves textiles, the lowest, at less than $30
billion
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. In terms of 2016, petroleum
products
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still remained the highest, with more than $60
billion
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, equivalent to
goods
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of engineering,
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at the same value. Accessories were lower than the previous year, at exactly $40
billion
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,
whereas
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exported agricultural
products
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were almost the same as in 2015. Even though textiles were the lowest
last
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year, they underwent an increase and achieved the same number as agricultural
products
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, at more than $30
billion
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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, products, billion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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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