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. You should write at least 150 words.

The two

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graphs illustrate the

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from Australia and Japan to New

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in the years 1994-2004.

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, the first

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graph

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reflects that

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from Australia fluctuate in the decade from 1994 to 2004 starting from 4000

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to 8000

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. And the second

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depicts

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shows

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that the figures for

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from Japan to New

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fluctuated from 1994 to 2000. Afterwards, it gradually decreases until the year 2004. The first

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shows that the

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from Australia to New

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drastically decreased in the years 1998-1999 and

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they sharply increased in the years from 1999 till the middle of 2000.

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, its value reached a peak in 2004 with an 8000

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figure. The second

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reflects that the value of

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from Japan to New

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is going to increase from 1994 to 1997 and

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it gradually diminishes until 1999.

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, its value reaches 6000

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in the year 2000. From the year 2000 onwards, the import figures are continuously to decline up till 2004.