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 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 charts depict the values of imported
goods
from two countries (
Australia
and
Japan
) from 1994 to 2004. The units are measured in New Zealand Dollars.
Overall
, a greater amount of money was spent on products from
Australia
than from
Japan
.
While
imports from the former have increased over the decade, the same has decreased for the latter. In 1994, 3000
million
NZ$ worth of
goods
were imported from
Japan
. Over the next ten years,
this
value
decreased by 1000
million
.
On the contrary
, an upward trend is observed in
Australia
, with an initial
value
of 4000
million
, which doubled by the end of the decade.
Additionally
, there is a considerable fluctuation in values for both countries. The prices of imported
goods
from
Australia
varied significantly and dipped in 1999 (3000
million
) and in 2002 (5000
million
).
Although
the
value
of Australian
goods
in 1999 was 1000
million
lower than
Japan
's, it exceeded the latter in 2002 by about 3000
million
.
Additionally
, some variation from the downward trend can be observed in
Japan
. Two peaks were recorded: the first in 1997 and the second three years later, with an average
value
of just over 6000
million
.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "additionally".
Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, australia, japan, million, value with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend analysis
  • fluctuations
  • peaks
  • troughs
  • significant changes
  • consistency
  • variations
  • overall growth
  • decline
  • diverge
  • converge
  • spiked
  • economic policies
  • trade agreements
  • global economic events
  • predictive insights
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