The three charts show the value in Australian dollars of Australian trade with three different countries from 2004 to 2009.

The line graphs illustrate the import and export values of

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with China,

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and America in the period 2004-2009.

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, it can be seen that the trade between

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and

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increased,

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the trade figures for

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and China remained stable during the period.

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,

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's trade with China witnessed a significant increase in both import and export values. The value of imports started at just over 10

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in 2004 and grew continuously by about 30

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in the

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year.

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, there was a steady rise in the export values from 20 to 30

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between 2004 and 2007,

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point in the

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three years. About the value of imports between

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and

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, having increased slightly from about 18

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in 2004 to nearly 25

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in 2006, the figure saw a sharp growth and reached a peak at 40

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in 2008 before going down marginally by approximately 10

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dollars

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in 2009. Meanwhile,

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there were some fluctuations, exports

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to

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increased from 10 to just under 15

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in the period.