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

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from two countries (

Australia

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and

Japan

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) from 1994 to 2004. The units are measured in New Zealand Dollars.

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, a greater amount of money was spent on products from

Australia

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than from

Japan

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.

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imports from the former have increased over the decade, the same has decreased for the latter. In 1994, 3000

million

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NZ$ worth of

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were imported from

Japan

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. Over the next ten years,

this

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value

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decreased by 1000

million

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.

On the contrary

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, an upward trend is observed in

Australia

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, with an initial

value

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of 4000

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, which doubled by the end of the decade.

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, there is a considerable fluctuation in values for both countries. The prices of imported

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from

Australia

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varied significantly and dipped in 1999 (3000

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) and in 2002 (5000

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).

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the

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of Australian

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in 1999 was 1000

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lower than

Japan

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's, it exceeded the latter in 2002 by about 3000

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.

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, some variation from the downward trend can be observed in

Japan

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. Two peaks were recorded: the first in 1997 and the second three years later, with an average

value

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of just over 6000

million

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.