The given line graph compares the percentage of Australian exports to four different countries — Japan, the US, China, and India — from 1990 to 2012, with data mostly presented at five-year intervals.
Looking at the illustration, it is immediately evident that China recorded the highest figure in most years , whereas the opposite was true for India. Additionally, most countries surveyed showed either an overall upward or downward trend, except for the Us
In 1990, exports to Japan dominated the chart at approximately 27%, which was roughly 16 percentage points higher than that of the US (around 11%). China ranked third at just under 5%, while the figure for India came in last at just under 2%. Between 2005 and 2010, China had overtaken Japan to become Australia’s largest export destination.
In 2012, despite some fluctuations, China experienced exponential growth and reached a peak of around 28%. The figures for Japan and the US gradually declined, standing at just above 19% and 10% respectively. Meanwhile, there was a negligible drop in exports to India, which fell to just below 5%.