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 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,
while
the line graph shows information about the proportion of tourists who chose Australia to travel.
Overall
, 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
quantity
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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
then
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
but
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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.
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