The two line graphs below show New Zealand import figures from Australia and Japan in the years 1994 - 2004.

The diagrams illustrate the price estimate of goods coming into New Zealand, from

Australia

and Japan over ten years, from 1994 to 2004. Units were given in

NZ

$

million

.

Overall

,

although

imports from both countries experienced fluctuations over the years, they took an inverse trajectory, with the importation of Australian products topping the chart and New Zealand's merchandise decreasing

at the end

. Focusing on

Australia

,

this

country brought in the most commodities at the beginning and end of the period, in 1994,

Australia

exported 4000NZ$

million

worth of items to New Zealand,

this

figure rose by 2500NZ$

million

2 years later,

then

oscillated throughout reaching a peak of 8000NZ$

million

in 2004.

Conversely

, Imported products from Japan began with an estimate of 3000NZ$

million

,

this

value got to a zenith of approximately 6200NZ$

million

, from there, witnessed an erratic change till 2000 when it plummeted to 2000NZ$

million

at the latter year. Notably,

this

region's exportation equalised with

Australia

once around 1996, with about 6200NZ$

million

.