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 depict the import data of goods from Australia and Japan to New Zealand over a 10-year period, beginning in 1994.

Overall

, both trends show fluctuations, with

Australian

imports

increasing

while

Japanese

imports

experienced a slight decline.

Initially

, in 1994,

Australian

imports

to New Zealand began at 4,000

million

NZ

$. By 1996,

this

figure sharply rose to approximately 6,500

million

NZ

$.

However

, between 1996 and 1998, there were minor fluctuations in the import numbers.

Subsequently

, in 1999,

Australian

imports

hit a low point at 3,000

million

NZ

$. From 2000 to 2003, there was a significant fluctuation until reaching a peak of approximately 8,000

million

NZ

$ in 2004.

Conversely

, Japanese

imports

started at a lower point compared to

Australian

imports

, beginning at 3,000

million

NZ

$.

Thereafter

, they increased sharply to just under 6,500

million

NZ

$ by 1997.

However

, there was a fluctuation in the numbers for a four-year period. After 2001, Japanese

imports

slightly decreased, reaching 2,000

million

NZ

$ by the end of the period.