The line graph compares the proportion of exports from Australia to Japan, the USA, China, and India between 1990 and 2012.
Overall, the exports from Australia to China and India showed an upward trend, with the exception of Japan and the US, which illustrated a significant decline over the period. Additionally, exports to India was used the least from Australia over 15 years, whereas export to Japan became most popular for most of the period, expect for 2010 and 2012 when export to China dominated towards end of the period.
In detail, in 1990, nearly half of all Australia exports to Japan, making it the dominant mode of trade. This figure climbed a pick of around 25% by 1991 before declining steadily to just over 15% in 2012. Exporting to China, by contrast, began at approximately 3% and, after steady increase, surpassed export to China from Australia reaching towards the end of the period, nearly 28% in 2012.
Although, exporting to India from Australia experienced a dramatic increase, rising by about 10% over the period, while Australian transmits to the US showed fluctuate decline between 1990 and 2012.
