The bar chart illustrates the export earnings of a country in five different product categories in 2015 and 2016, while the table shows the percentage change in export values over this period.
Overall, petroleum products and engineered goods generated the highest export earnings in both years. In contrast, textiles had the lowest figures in 2015 but experienced the largest percentage increase by 2016. All five categories recorded growth in export values according to the table.
Looking first at petroleum products, export earnings rose from approximately $60 billion in 2015 to $62 billion in 2016, representing a 3% increase. Similarly, engineered goods increased from around $57 billion to $62 billion, with a growth rate of 8.5%. Meanwhile, earnings from gems and jewellery fell slightly from about $43 billion to $41 billion, despite the percentage change shown in the table.
Regarding agricultural products, the figures remained relatively stable at approximately $31 billion in 2015 and $32 billion in 2016. Textiles recorded the lowest earnings in 2015, at around $25 billion, but rose significantly to approximately $31 billion the following year. According to the table, textiles experienced the largest percentage increase, at 15.24%, whereas agricultural products saw the smallest rise, at just 0.81%.