The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The graphs below illustrate the

number

of

Japanese

people who travel abroad between 1985 and 1995 and the percentage of

Japanese

tourists

in Australia’s market.

Overall

, the trend of

Japanese

tourism has increased over ten years,

in particular

, reaching its

peak

in the

last

years.

Firstly

the

number

of

Japanese

tourists

travelling abroad has trebled, starting at 5 and reaching its

peak

at 15 million people. The value shows a steady growth until 1990,

then

the

number

of people going abroad decreased slightly to just over 10 million in 1991.

Finally

, the

number

increased significantly during the second half of the decade, reaching its

peak

at 15 million

Japanese

travelling abroad.

Secondly

, Australia’s share of Japan’s tourist market registered a sharp increase during the decade analyzed. The percentage increased significantly until 1988 by 5 per cent,

then

the value decreased slightly in the following year to just over 4 points.

By contrast

, the percentage of

Japanese

tourists

travelling to Australia increased sharply, reaching its

peak

at 7 per cent in 1993. The two graphs provide the

overall

trend of

Japanese

tourists

travelling abroad, which has increased significantly between 1985 and 1995.