The line graph shows the percentages of Australian export with four countries. The graph below shows the percentage of Australian exports to 4 countries from 1990 to 2012 You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph illustrates the statistics on goods exported from Australia to four different countries including

Japan

, the US,

China

, and

India

during a period of 22 years, commencing from 1990 to 2012.

Overall

, it can be seen that

Australian

exports

to

Japan

and the US experienced a downward trend,

whereas

exports

to

India

and, especially, to

China

witnessed considerable growth.

To begin

with, it is apparent that the

percentage

of

Australian

exports

to

China

was almost 2.5% at the beginning,

while

that for

Japan

was 10 times as high.

However

, over the following 15 years,

this

gap closed as the

percentage

of

exports

to

China

climbed noticeably and overtook that of

Japan

in 2007, ending the era at approximately 28%.

Therefore

, in 2012, the biggest shares of

Australian

exports

belonged to

China

and

Japan

took the second place.

Additionally

,

according to

the graph, the

percentage

of goods exported to

India

began at a modest 1% in 1990,

then

remained steady until 2000. After that, it increased sharply and peaked at nearly 7% in 2010,

then

fell again to 5% in 2012.

Besides

,

Australian

exports

to the US were 11% in 1990.

This

number mainly fluctuated across the 22-year period, with a minimal dip in 2010, where the

percentage

of goods exported to the US reached 4%. Ultimately,

India

and the US became the least favourite destinations for exportation.