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 diagrams provide information about
the
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New Zealand's importation of goods from
Australia
and
Japan
between 1994 and 2004.
Overall
, there was a significant growth of products being imported from
Australia
, from nearly 4000 to 8000 over the period as compared to
Imports
rom
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from
Japan
which dropped from 2000
t0
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to
3000 in the same period. New Zealand experienced an import increase from both countries in the first few years,
imports
from
Australia
rose from nearly 4000 to almost 6500 between 1994 and the beginning of 1996 yet
imports
from
Japan
rose from 3000 to slightly above 6000 between the years 1994 and the
end
of 1996.
After
this
upward
trend
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the country experienced a sudden downward trend which left
imports
from
Australia
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as low as 3000 by the
end
of 1998 and that of
Japan
dropped to nearly 4000 by the
end
of 1998. By the beginning of
1999
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1999,
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the
imports
from
Australia
started to rise again until they reached close to 7500
then
fell off again before they started rising back up to the
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of 8000 by the
end
of 2004. Contrary to
imports
from
Australia
, those from
Japan
tried to rise in 1999 but when they reached 6000 they dropped significantly to 2000 by the
end
of 2004.
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Basic structure: Use less body paragraphs.
Vocabulary: Replace the words australia, japan, imports, end with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" 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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