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

Those two line graphs illustrate the statistic of things, brought from

Australia

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and Japan to New Zealand between 1994 and 2004. Units are measured in NZ million.

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, there was a big difference in the import to New Zealand from

Australia

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between the years, but the rate was increasing steadily.

On the other hand

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, a report from Japan shows that the level decreased with time and it is seen that it is lower in comparison with the rates from

Australia

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. The beginning of the graph for

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was from the year 1994 and it started with the lowest point for all years (about 4000). In the next few

years

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there is a slight rise (between 5000 and 6000) and

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in ,

1999

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there was a big drop (3000). With few more ups and ,downs the final score in 2004 was 8000, showing growth and higher results. Japan started the graph with 3000 in 1994, followed by increases (above 6000 in 1996 and exactly 6000 in 2000) and a fall between them in 1999 (almost the same as the data from

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). The lowest point was in 2004 (2000), showing a decrease in the

overall

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picture.