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.

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.
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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, zealand, australia, japan, billion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "compare" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend analysis
  • fluctuations
  • peaks
  • troughs
  • significant changes
  • consistency
  • variations
  • overall growth
  • decline
  • diverge
  • converge
  • spiked
  • economic policies
  • trade agreements
  • global economic events
  • predictive insights
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