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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 bar chart illustrates the
export
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 values of five different categories in one country, comparing data from 2015 and 2016.
Overall
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, four of the five
export
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 categories experienced growth over the period,
while
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 two saw a decline, though to varying degrees. The most significant increases were seen in engineered goods and textiles,
whereas
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 gems and jewellery recorded a slight drop. In 2015, petroleum
products
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 and engineered goods represented the highest
export
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 values, at around $60
billion
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 and $58
billion
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 respectively. By 2016, both categories had increased slightly, with petroleum
products
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 exceeding $60
billion
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 and engineered goods
also
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 rising marginally, making them the leading
export
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 sectors.
In contrast
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, gems and jewellery exports decreased from approximately $43
billion
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 in 2015 to about $40
billion
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 in 2016. Agricultural
products
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 remained relatively stable over the two years, with values close to $30
billion
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. Meanwhile, textile exports, which had dipped to nearly $28
billion
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 in 2015, showed noticeable growth by 2016, reaching the same level as agricultural
products
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 at around $30
billion
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.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words export, products, billion with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increases" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
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