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 depicted below illustrates the

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of

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who went abroad for travel from 1985 to 1995,

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the line chart demonstrates Australia's share of these people during

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period. Looking from an

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perspective, it is evident that travelling overseas between

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has become more popular over time. At the same time,

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passengers who chose Australia as their destination grew too. Looking at the bar chart, there were only 4.5

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people planning to travel abroad, in 1985, and

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number

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grew steadily to 11

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in 1990. After a negligible drop in 1991, the

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increased again to 12

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and became stable for about 2 years. Eventually, it grew sharply to 15

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,in 1995. Turn to the line graph, the share of

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Japanese

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tourist market

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Australia was around zero before 1985.

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number

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started to increase in 1985, with 2 percent.

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growth continued to about 5% in 1988. After that, there was a decrease to 4%, and it was followed by an increase from 1989 to 1993, with about 6.2%. After a year, it faced

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a negligible decrease in 1994.