Band 9: WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. Write at least 150 words.

The chart illustrates export earnings, measured in billions, of one country in various categories during the period between 2015 and 2016. The accompanying table demonstrates the changes in the percentages of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

The bar chart highlights the profits from exporting different products. It can be seen that petroleum products contributed the highest amount of earnings at approximately $60 billion during this period, followed by engineered products. which were the second-largest contributor. However, gems and jewellery accounted for nearly $40 billion of the total earnings. Moreover, the returns from agricultural products and textiles were the least among the other goods at around $30 billion.

The table presents the changes in profit percentages between 2015 and 2016. It can be seen that there are some variations between them. Petroleum products, engineered goods, agricultural products and textiles went up by 3%, 8.5%, 0.81%, and 15.24%, respectively. On the contrary, revenues from gems and jewellery declined slightly in value by 5.18%.