Band 8+: 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 compares the percentage of products exported in five different categories from one country between 2015 and 2016.

It is evident that the highest percentage of exports came from petroleum and engineered goods. In contrast, textiles and agricultural products had the lowest export percentages.

In 2015, the exported value of petroleum products was almost 65 billion dollars, and this figure increased by 3% in 2016. Similarly, the export value of engineered goods rose from 60 billion to around 68 billion dollars, representing an increase of 8.5% within the year.

Between 2015 and 2016, there was a decline in exports of gems and jewelry, decreasing from about 53 billion to almost 50 billion dollars, which is a drop of 5.18%. Agricultural products experienced a slight increase in exports from around 48 billion to 49 billion dollars, marking a rise of 0.81% over the year.

Finally, there was a significant increase of 15.24% in the export value of textiles, which rose from 40 billion to nearly 48 billion dollars between 2015 and 2016