The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

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The bar chart and line graph illustrate how many Japanese tourists were travelling abroad from 1985 to 1995
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the percentage of tourists coming to Australia.
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, both the bar chart and line graph observed significant growth over the period. Numbers of overseas travellers witnessed fluctuation between 1990 and 1992,
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the percentage coming to Australia showed a similar behaviour two years before
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period. The number of people travelling abroad started with approximately 5 million in 1985 and increased almost equally each year by 1990. After decreasing slightly in 1991, it continued to rise and
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reached three times
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in 1995 than in the previous ten years. The percentage of visitors to Australia began with 2% in 1985 and grew approximately by 1 each year by 1988. After it fluctuated over the period of 1988 and 1990, it continued to increase and
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stayed at 6 with a slight decline in 1994.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • decade
  • fluctuation
  • consistent growth
  • market share
  • peak
  • period
  • significant
  • trend
  • indicate
  • tourism industry
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