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

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

NZ

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$

million

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.

Overall

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,

although

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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

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. Focusing on

Australia

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,

this

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

Australia

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exported 4000NZ$

million

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worth of items to New Zealand,

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figure rose by 2500NZ$

million

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2 years later,

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oscillated throughout reaching a peak of 8000NZ$

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in 2004.

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

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,

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value got to a zenith of approximately 6200NZ$

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

million

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at the latter year. Notably,

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region's exportation equalised with

Australia

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once around 1996, with about 6200NZ$

million

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.