The chart depicts the proportions of Australia’s exports to Japan, the US,
China
, and Use synonyms
India
.
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Overall
, Japan had the highest percentage of exports in the beginning but faced a significant decline over the entire Linking Words
period
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while
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China
was exactly the opposite of Use synonyms
this
. The US' proportion was fluctuating, and Linking Words
India
's gradually increased and Use synonyms
then
dropped slightly.
In detail, Japan had the highest percentage in 1990, with just above 25% and decreased consistently every year to around 17% in 2012. The US had the second-highest proportion at the start of the Linking Words
period
, at around 11% but has fluctuated through the whole Use synonyms
period
and ended up declining to nearly 7%.
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By contrast
, Linking Words
China
's rate was the second lowest of the four countries at the start of the recorded Use synonyms
period
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while
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India
was the lowest of them all. Use synonyms
China
's share increased significantly over the course of all years, peaking at roughly 28% in 2012. Use synonyms
Whereas
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India
's remained steady at 1% from 1990 to 2000, Use synonyms
then
it began to increase slowly to approximately 7% in 2010; after that, it fell a little to 5% in the Linking Words
last
year of the Linking Words
period
.Use synonyms