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

The line graph compares the percentage of Australian

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to four countries in

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period from 1990 to 2012.

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to Japan and the US declined during

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to China and India increased. China showed the most dramatic growth and became Australia’s largest export partner by 2012. In 1990, Japan received the highest share of

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, at about 27%, followed by the US at around 12%. Japan’s figure fell quickly to about 20% in 1995 and

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stayed almost unchanged at around 17% until 2012. The proportion for the US varied slightly in the 1990s but gradually dropped to around 6% by the end of the period.

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to China rose steadily from about 2% in 1990 to approximately 30% in 2012, overtaking Japan after 2010. India

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experienced growth, increasing slowly from nearly 0% in 1990 to about 7% in 2010, despite minor fluctuations.