Band 8+: The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australias share of the Japanese tourist market. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The bar graph illustrates the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995, while the line graph compares the proportion of Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market. Overall, it can be seen that the figure for Japanese people travelling abroad demonstrated an upward trend. Similarly, the percentage of Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market significantly increased over the given period.

In detail, regarding the bar graph, the figure for Japanese tourists stood at approximately five million in 1985 and experienced an upward trend until 1990. Despite the slight decrease to roughly 10 million in 1991, this figure rose significantly and peaked at about 15 million in 1995.

Looking at the line graph, the percentage of Japanese tourists visiting Australia started at its lowest point of 2% in 1985. This figure increased steadily to nearly 5% in 1988, before dropping slightly to 4.2% in the following year. Afterwards, Australia’s market share recovered and reached its highest level of just over 6% in 1993, before finishing at 6% in 1994.