The table below gives information about the value (NZ$) of exports of kiwi fruit from New Zealand to five countries between 2010 and 2012.

The table shows data about the value of exporting kiwi fruit from New Zealand to five different countries, namely Japan, China, Mexico, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, from 2010 to 2012.

Overall

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, Japan showed a significant increase during the period,

while

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Saudi Arabia declined considerably. Meanwhile, the other three countries rose gradually.

Furthermore

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, Mexico and Russia increased more than twofold over time. Looking at the table more closely, one can see that Japan stood at $271,000,000 in 2010 and showed a slight increase in 2011,

then

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surged by $40,000,000 in 2012.

However

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, the figure for Saudi Arabia plummeted to $106,000 at

first,

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and it dropped to $82,000

at the end

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of the period. The value of importing kiwi in China remained the second biggest importing country over time.

Additionally

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, Mexico doubled at

first,

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then

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it recorded $3million in 2012. Russia went up slightly throughout the period, and it reached $2,404,000 in 2012.