The line graphs compare the value of Australia's
exports
to and Use synonyms
imports
from Use synonyms
China
, Use synonyms
Japan
and the United States between 2002 and 2008, measured in billions of Australian Use synonyms
dollars
.
Use synonyms
Overall
, trade with the US remained relatively stable throughout the period. Linking Words
Imports
from Use synonyms
China
increased markedly and eventually surpassed Use synonyms
exports
, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
imports
from Use synonyms
Japan
declined steadily. Use synonyms
Exports
to Use synonyms
Japan
fluctuated considerably, reaching a peak before falling back towards their initial level.
In terms of Use synonyms
exports
, Australia's Use synonyms
exports
to Use synonyms
China
decreased slightly from about 42 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
dollars
in 2002 to approximately 38 Use synonyms
billion
in 2008. Use synonyms
Exports
to Use synonyms
Japan
rose marginally to around 42 Use synonyms
billion
in 2005 before surging to roughly 65 Use synonyms
billion
and Use synonyms
then
falling to about 50 Linking Words
billion
by the end of the period. Meanwhile, Use synonyms
exports
to the US remained largely unchanged at around 40 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
dollars
.
Regarding Use synonyms
imports
, the figure for Use synonyms
China
fell from approximately 32 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
dollars
to 20 Use synonyms
billion
in 2005 before rebounding sharply to around 45 Use synonyms
billion
by 2008. Use synonyms
By contrast
, Linking Words
imports
from Use synonyms
Japan
declined gradually from about 35 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
dollars
to 30 Use synonyms
billion
and Use synonyms
then
remained stable. Linking Words
Imports
from the US showed only modest growth, rising from roughly 22 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
dollars
in 2002 to about 26 Use synonyms
billion
in 2008.Use synonyms