The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists traveling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia's share of the Japanese tourist market.

The bar chart illustrates how many

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travelled overseas over a decade from 1985 to 1995

while

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the line chart displays the percentage of these tourists who chose Australia as their destination between 1985 to 1994.

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, the

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of

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travelling abroad increased over the given period,

as well as

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, the

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of

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visiting Australia.

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the data, the

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of

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travelling overseas accounted for 5

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in 1985 and kept rising until 1990, at 11

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,

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fell slightly to just over 10

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. From that point, the

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of

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visiting foreign countries steadily rose to its peak in 1995 which was three times higher than that of a decade earlier, at 15

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. Turning to the line graph, only two per

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of total

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tourists opted for visiting Australia in 1985. Two years later, it doubled to four per

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and continued to rise to just under five per

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in 1988. A minimal drop can be seen in 1989, at just above four per

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. In the late 18th century, the

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of

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travelling overseas soared to just above six per

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in 1993, at its pinnacle, and stood at exactly six per

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in 1994.