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 comparison 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 comparison where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for 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 comparison where relevant.
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The bar graph illustrates the exported
goods
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from one country between 2015 and 2016,
while
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the table contrasts the change in percentage between the years.
Overall
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,
it is clear that
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petroleum and engineered
goods
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were the highest products to be exported in both years,
whereas
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agricultural
goods
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stayed relatively stable. 2016 saw more exports than 2015 in all categories, with the exception of gems and jewels, meanwhile, textiles experienced the largest growth. $70
billion
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of Petroleum products were
initially
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exported, and
this
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figure grew by a modest 3% in 2016, maintaining its lead as the most exported product on the chart.
In contrast
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, just under $60
billion
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of engineered
goods
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were sold in the beginning, and in 2016 it increased by 8.5 per cent making it the second most sold product. The total export of gems and jewellery in 2015 was just north of $50
billion
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and by 2016 it had decreased by an estimated $2.5
billion
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,
this
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was the only product to have experienced a decrease. Meanwhile, $50
billion
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worth of agriculture was exported in 2015 and in 16 an insignificant increase of 0.81% was seen.
However
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, Textile which saw the largest percentage change,15.24%, in 2016, was
initially
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exported for $40
billion
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.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "initially".
Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, billion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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