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.

The two graphs illustrate

imports

from two countries (Australia, and Japan) over a 10-year

period

in New Zealand.

Overall

,

it is clear that

imports

changed a lot over the

period

.

In particular

, goods bought from Australia had increased by the end of a given

period

, doubled from the starting

point

, whilst

this

one from New Zealand had decreased by one-third by 2004. Regarding

imports

from Australia, the trend went upward until 1996 with an increase in the total amount by around 2500 million dollars. After that, the line showed a significant drop with the lowest

point

of 3000. Going upward and downward, the graph reached a peak in 2004, with twice more amount money as the initial

point

.

In contrast

,

imports

from Japan rose dramatically and reached a peak in 1997, with the total amount of money more than twice compared to 1994. After the

period

of fluctuation, the graph had undergone a sharp decline by 2001. Starting from that

point

,

imports

from Japan showed a slight decrease with the lowest

point

, accounting for 1000, which by one third less than the initial

point

.