The line graphs shows the value of Australia's trade with China, the USA and Japan from 2002 to 2005 in $AUD billions

The line charts provided information on Australia's importation and exportation value with three nations, namely

China

, the

USA

and

Japan

valued in

Australian

dollars between 2002 and 2005.

Overall

, all buying and selling increased over the given period even though business with the nation of

China

fluctuated at some point. Starting with importation, in 2002, Australia brought in goods from

China

with around $4.3

billion

AUD

, importation from the

USA

started with just above $1.5

billion

AUD

,

however

business with

Japan

in the same year was below $1

billion

AUD

. By 2003,

Australian

trade with

China

had plummeted, it

however

rose significantly and by 2005 it was already at $4.5

billion

AUD

.

However

, the

USA

and

Japan

had almost the same trend, they both had marginally increased and by 2004 they increased drastically with the

USA

reaching $2.3

billion

AUD

,

although

by 2005 it had slightly dropped

however

,

Japan

further

increased to about 1.7

billion

Australian

dollars. On the exportation route, Australia exported to

China

and the

USA

was below $2.5

billion

AUD

in 2002

while

that of

Japan

was slightly above $1

billion

AUD

.

Although

the value of goods the

China

reached its peak in 2003, by 2004 it had decreased significantly, it

however

rose to just below $3

billion

Australian

dollars. The value of goods that were exported to the

USA

and

Japan

increased year on year and by 2005 it had risen to around $2.8

billion

AUD

and $2.6

billion

AUD

respectively.