The given bar chart and table compare the export earnings of a country in billion dollars from five different product categories in 2015 and 2016 and outline the percentage change in export amount in 2016 to that of the previous year respectively. For a lucid understanding, it is better to bifurcate information according to a bar chart and table respectively.
Overall, it is evident that all the product categories experienced a change in value, except for gems and jewellery which displayed a decrease. Additionally, textiles recorded the highest increased value in 2016 and agricultural products recorded the least.
In detail, the country earned approximately 220 billion dollars from its export trades in 2015 which increased by around 10 billion dollars next year. In 2015, earnings from petroleum exports were over 60 billion dollars, the highest amount, while engineered goods brought in nearly 58 billion, the second-highest. Next year, they made roughly 63 and 62 billion respectively. Jewellery and agricultural products consisted of 70 billion in 2015 while textile goods secured around 27 billion, which was the lowest. In 2016, the country exported just over 30 billion dollars of textiles and agro merchandise each and nearly 40 billion dollars of jewellery.
Moreover, in 2016, the value of jewellery products dropped by nearly 5%. Besides, the price of engineered goods soared by 8.5% while the highest increase was for textile products – over 15%. Finally, the price of petroleum and agricultural merchandise in 2016 increased by 3% and approximately 1% respectively than that of the year before.