The graph below shows the annual visitor spend for visitors to new Zealand from 5 countries for the years 1996 to 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the annual visitor spend for visitors to new Zealand from 5 countries for the years 1996 to 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graphs
illustrates
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the annual expenditures of 5 different countries spending on traveling to New Zealand every 2 years
since
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from
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1996 to 2014 The general overview is that Australia spent the highest amount,
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on excursion
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excursion
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to New Zealand through the period.
While
China took the 5th place, spending
money
in the records.
According to
the graph, it can be seen that
Australia
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expenditure started from just over 1000
NZS
in 1996 and had upward trends till reached its peak at approximately 2400
NZS
in 2006. After that,
Australia
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Australian
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visitors spent less
money
, causing
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a decreased
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decreased
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of
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in
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the
money
with
figure
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around
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of around
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2000
NZS
in 2014. Moving on to the USA tourists,
also
had
the
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a
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gradually rising trend, reaching its highest point at 1700 NSZ and dramatically
dropped
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in the following year till 2014 at 1200 NSZ.
Additionally
, The UK and Japan had an equal amount of
money
in the first year at just under 500 NSZ and
then
,
UK
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the UK
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had
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surpassed Japan in 2008 and
end
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ended
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up with 800
NZS
and 500
NZS
respectively.
Finally
, China,
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from 10
NZS
and after
fluctuated
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along
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through the period, China had
the
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apply
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money
spending
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spent
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on visiting New Zealand for 300
NZS
.
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