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 two line graphs provide statistics about how many imports New Zealand buys from the two different countries between 1994 and 2004. Units are measured in millions of dollars.

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, the amount of imports from Australia increased over the given period,

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the trend for Japan witnessed a decline. At the beginning of the surveyed time frame, the figure for Australia remained steady at 4000 and Japan started at 3000. The Australian exports to the country rose gradually to approximately over 6000 in the first couple of years, before experiencing some fluctuations and a dramatic decrease by 1999. The data for the Japanese products doubled from 3000 to around 6000, followed by a slump to 4000 in 1999. In terms of the other half of the given decade, the number of Japanese goods surged to 6000 and continued with a gradual decrease to the lowest number at 2000 in the year 2004. The Australian merchandise bought by New Zealand reached roughly 7500 between 2000 and 2001 and showed a sharp wane to 5000, before peaking at its highest number at exactly 8000.