The graph below show data on Australian trades with three other countries.

The given line graphs indicate the comparison of

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's import and export values with those of China,

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, and the US over a

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of six years, from 2002 to 2008. It can be seen from the graph that

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's

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with China and

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has some variation,

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the

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figures for the US remained relatively constant over the

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shown. Compared to the imports,

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's

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to

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and the US were considerably higher. Regarding the

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between

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and China, the import value dropped marginally from about 30 to 20 between 2002 and 2005,

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ended the

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at 45. The value of

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, meanwhile, remained mostly unchanged at $40. During the

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from 2002 to 2008, there was a decrease in

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's imports to

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from approximately 35 to 30.

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there were some fluctuations,

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's

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to

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grew slowly from 40 to 50 between 2002 and 2008. The total tally of

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between

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and the US remained virtually unchanged between 2002 and 2005,

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both

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and imports rose slowly to 42 and 25, respectively, in 2008.