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
forechart
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forecourt
illustrates the
values
of exports in
petroleum
products
, engineering goods,
gins
and
jellies
, agricultural
products
,
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and textile
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textile
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textiles
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. In one country between 2015 and 2016, the table represents the percentage
change
in
categories
'
values
.
Overall
, all
categories
witnessed an increase in their
values
, except for
gins
and
jellies
. The most significant
change
was in
textile
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textiles
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and the least one in agricultural
products
. The
petroleum
product took the first place in its
value
,
while
the
textile
came in
last
place. In 2015, the
value
of the
petroleum
product was $65.00 per ounce, which was the biggest
value
among other
categories
. Engineered goods took the second-largest category in the same year, approximately 65.
Gins
and
jellies
and agricultural
products
had 52 and 42 respectively,
while
textile
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textiles
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was
Verb problem
had
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the
least
Correct word choice
lowest
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exports
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export
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value
in 2015
with
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at
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$35.00. By 2016, all
categories
had increased their
exports
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export
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values
, except for
gins
and
jellies
, which had decreased by 5.18% to become around 50. The highest
change
was 15.24% in textiles to reach 43, which is the same
value
of agricultural
products
that increased
0.18
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by 0.18
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%.
Petroleum
products
and engineered goods
values
change
was 30.0% and 8.5% respectively to reach their
value
about
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of about
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68.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words values, petroleum, products, gins, jellies, textile, change, categories, value with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "percentage" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "change" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reach" was used 2 times.

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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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