The two-line graphs below show New Zealand import figures from Australia and Japan in the years 1994 - 2004. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two curve graphs illustrate the information about how New Zealand

Imports

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from

Australia

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and

Japan

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changed over the designated span between 1994 and 2004. It is conspicuous that the import volume from

Australia

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and

Japan

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fluctuated dramatically in the given period, albeit with different results in the end. The

imports

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from

Japan

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decreased over time and those from

Australia

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increased. The trend for

Japan

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is downward as New Zealand imported commodities worth 3

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NZ$ in 1994 and 2

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in 2004.

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, figures for

Australia

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showed an upward trend as its goods were valued at 4

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at the beginning of the period and 7

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at the end

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. It is worth mentioning that the line graph related to the

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from

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displays two large peaks in 1997 and 2000. And between these years New Zealand imported a higher amount of goods from

Japan

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than

Australia

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.

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, even though the

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from

Australia

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dipped twice, the strong recovery in the second half of the period meant they ended up with goods worth four times the value of those from

Japan

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.