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

graph

illustrates the number of

Japanese

people who travelled abroad between 1985 and 1995

whereas

the line

graph

outlines data about the percentage of

Japanese

tourists in Australia’s market.

Overall

, the trend of

Japanese

tourism increased over ten years,

in particular

, reaching its peak in the

last

years. As for the bar

graph

, the number of

Japanese

tourists travelling abroad trebled, starting at 5 and reaching its utmost at 15 million people. The value shows a steady growth until 1990,

then

the number of people going abroad declined slightly to just over 10 million in 1991.

Finally

, the figures jumped significantly during the second half of the decade. As regards the line

graph

, Australia’s share of Japan's tourist market witnessed a sharp increase from 1985 to 1995. The percentage increased marginally until 1988 by 2%,

then

the value decreased slightly in the following year to just over 4%.

In contrast

, the percentage of

Japanese

tourists travelling to Australia soared considerably, reaching its peak at 7% in 1993