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 line graphs illustrate the

import

performances of New Zealand from

Australia

and

Japan

between 1994 and 2004.

According to

the data, the

import

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

import

trend from both nations showed a remarkable increase.

However

, after 2000, the

import

volume from

Australia

displayed a substantial upsurge,

while

the

figure

for

Japan

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

import

level from

Australia

accounted for $ 4,000

million

, which was higher than that from

Japan

. over the next five years,

this

figure

saw a large fluctuation, reaching the lowest point of

import

level from

Australia

at $3,000

million

.

However

, in the following year, the

import

values from

Australia

rebounded to $7,500

million

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and

then

dropped to $5,000

million

in 2003 before peaking at $8,000

million

, hitting a record high for

import

performance. Compared to imports from

Japan

, New Zealand imported from

Japan

at $3,000

million

in 1994, and, by 1997,

this

figure

increased by $3,200

million

. In the following year, the

import

values slightly declined from 1998 to 1999 and

then

climbed back to $6,000

million

in 2000. After that,

this

figure

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

million

in 2004.