The charts above show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market. Write a report of at least 150 words describing the information shown.

The bar chart highlights data about the number of Japanese people who travel to other countries over a ten-year period from 1985 to 1995,

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the line graph shows information about the proportion of tourists who chose Australia to travel.

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, what stands out from the graphs is that there was a general upward trend over the period in question. Looking into detail, as regards the bar chart, the

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of people who visit abroad accounted for 7 million at the beginning of the period. It increased significantly to 11.5 million in 1990, after which dropped negligibly to 10.7 million in 1991. It

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witnessed substantial growth in the subsequent years. As for the line graph, a similar upward trend can be seen in the proportion of Australia’s share in Japan’s tourist market rose sharply to 2 in 1985 and continued to rise

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significantly until 1988. It declined to 4.3% in 1989 and increased moderately to around 6.5% until 1993. After that, it fell slightly to 6% in 1994.