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Top Categories SQL Query
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Top Categories SQL Query

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query to identify top-performing categories using GROUP BY and HAVING.

Use the provided category and sales data. Include completed sales only, retain categories whose total completed sales are at least 500, and sort the results from highest to lowest total.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying category
  2. Columns: category_name, total_sales
  3. Sort by total_sales descending, then category_name ascending

Schema

categories
ColumnTypeDescription
category_idPKINTUnique category identifier
category_nameVARCHAR(100)Product category name
sales
ColumnTypeDescription
sale_idPKINTUnique sale identifier
category_idINTReferenced product category
amountDECIMAL(12,2)Sale amount
statusVARCHAR(20)Sale processing status
Tablescategoriessales
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