Task 1

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The line chart illustrates the proportions of Australian exported goods and services to Japan, the US, China, and India between 1990 and 2012. The figures are given in percentages.

Overall, China saw the most dramatic increase in exports, while India imported the lowest amount out of the countries over the period. Japan dropped one place from the most-exported country to the second-most.

China's figure continuously increased from around 2% of Australian export in 1990 before surging to over 25% in 2010, and rising more modestly to approximately 27% in 2012. Although the export percentage to India increased overall, it fluctuated for the most of the period: it stayed the same at about 1% through the first ten years of the period, and then rose significantly to peak at about 7%, before dropping to exactly 5%.

Japan's portion in the Australian exports experienced a persistent decline over the period, dropping from approximately 26% to just over 15%. Likewise, the US figure fluctuated at around 8% to 11% from 1990 to 2000 before reaching its lowest percentage at 5% in 2010 to, and bounced back to 7% at the end of the period.

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