The graph line provides information about the proportion of Australian exports to four different countries in the interval from 1990 to 2012.
Overall
, whilst the four countries exhibited over the given period, two followed an upward trajectory, Linking Words
whereas
the other two showed a decline. Linking Words
However
, the rates of increase and decrease varied significantly between them.
As the graph illustrates, Japan's figure Linking Words
initially
began at almost 27%, Linking Words
then
declined gradually to around 18% in 2000. Linking Words
Thereafter
, by 2005, it stayed constant, followed by a slight fall to approximately 25%. The proportion of the United States started at roughly 11% and decreased marginally to nearly 8%, Linking Words
then
returned to 11% in 2000. In the period from 2000 to 2010, the percentage experienced an incremental decrease to almost 4% and rose to 5% in 2012.
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On the other hand
, the export of China commenced at roughly 2%, after which it grew steadily to approximately 25% in 2010, followed by another pattern of growth to around 27% by 2012. India represented around 1% of exports in 1990 and remained stable for one decade, Linking Words
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it climbed to nearly 7%, before a minor fall to nearly 4%.Rephrase
then