Value of one country's exports, 2015 and 2016 - Test 2
Cambridge IELTS 14 · Test 2 · Writing Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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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.
Export Earnings (2015–2016) and percentage change in values (2015–2016)
A bar chart titled 'Export Earnings (2015–2016)' with paired bars for 2015 and 2016 in five product categories; the y-axis is $ billions, running from 10 to 70. Bar values, read from the chart and approximate: Petroleum products about 60 (2015) and 63 (2016); Engineered goods about 57 and 61; Gems and jewellery about 42 and 40; Agricultural products about 30 and 31; Textiles about 25 and 30. Below it, a table titled 'Percentage change in values (2015–2016)' gives exact changes: Petroleum products up 3%; Engineered goods up 8.5%; Gems and jewellery down 5.18%; Agricultural products up 0.81%; Textiles up 15.24%. Key features: petroleum products and engineered goods earned the most in both years; gems and jewellery is the only category that fell; textiles grew fastest, but from the lowest base; agricultural products barely changed.
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