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.

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performances of New Zealand from

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and

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between 1994 and 2004.

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values from both countries saw a large fluctuation over the decade. At the beginning of the period, the

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trend from both nations showed a remarkable increase.

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, after 2000, the

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volume from

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displayed a substantial upsurge,

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for

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witnessed a downward trend. At the beginning of the period, the

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level from

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accounted for $ 4,000

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, which was higher than that from

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. over the next five years,

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saw a large fluctuation, reaching the lowest point of

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level from

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at $3,000

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.

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, in the following year, the

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values from

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rebounded to $7,500

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and

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dropped to $5,000

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in 2003 before peaking at $8,000

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, hitting a record high for

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performance. Compared to imports from

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, New Zealand imported from

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at $3,000

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in 1994, and, by 1997,

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increased by $3,200

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. In the following year, the

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values slightly declined from 1998 to 1999 and

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climbed back to $6,000

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in 2000. After that,

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experienced a downward trend, which decreased significantly to $2,000

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in 2004.