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. You should write at least 150 words.
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The two line graphs compare the amount of
goods
that New Zealand
bought from Australia
and Japan
from 1994 to 2004. Units are measured in billions.
Overall
, New Zealand
bought more goods
from Australia
than Japan
throughout the period despite some fluctuations. Towards the end of the period, New Zealand
bought the most from Australia
compared to Japan
.
In 1994, around 4 billion
was spent on goods
from Australia
. This
number significantly increased to more than 6 billion
in 1996 before plummeting in 1999 to less than 3 billion
. However
, there was a sharp increase in the amount of money spent on imports from Australia
between 2000 to 2001. The figure rose substantially to more than 7 billion
. Towards the end of the period, New Zealand
spent 8 billion
on goods
.
On the other hand
, a different picture emerged in Japan
. There was an upward trend in the amount of money spent on items from 1994 to 1997. Initially
, the figure was 3 billion
before doubling to more than 6 billion
in 1997. Despite this
, there was a considerable drop of more than 2 billion
from 1997 to 1999. Moreover
, there was a downward trend from 2001 with 3 billion
spent on goods
to 2 billion
in 2004.Submitted by mraha409 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, zealand, australia, japan, billion with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.
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