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 line graphs provide data concerning New Zealand's

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from two different countries over a ten-year period, between 1994 and 2004.

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, it is possible to note that the

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of

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goods bought from Australia were much

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higher in comparison to the amount from Japan.

Imports

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from Australia showed in 1994, early

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around 4000 million NZ dollars, which

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two-fourth until 1998. In the following year, the amount achieved the

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rate with 3000 million.

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, between 2000 and 2001, it increased dramatically representing

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around 7,500, followed by fluctuation over the final period and ending with

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double

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the initial amount.

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, Japanese

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began smaller than Australian and fluctuated during the first seven years with

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between 6200 and 4100.

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, in 2000, the purchase of goods from Japan had a steep decrease until 2004, ending with 1000 million NZ dollars fewer

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the beginning of the period.