The first vertical bar chart illustrate the value of Australia’s imports from and exports to China from 1998 to 2004. The second one gives information about the kinds of goods imported from China in 2003 and 2004.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the value of both imports and exports experienced an increase over the seven-year period, with imported values always higher than exports. Furthermore, telecommunication equipment recorded the highest imported figure among the fove categories in 2004.
Looking at the first bar chart, the value of products exported to China was 10 billion dollars, while the worth of goods imported from China was doubl, at 20 billion dollars. Over the period from 1999 to 2004, the figure for import-export value of goods witnessed a stable rise, with the exported figure reaching 30 billion dollars, and imports reaching 40 billion dollars in the final year.
Regarding the second bar chart, the value of clothes in 2003 and 2004 remained unchanged, whereas toy/sports equipment surged from 2 to 7 billion dollars. The data for computers and furniture over two years showed identical growth, rising from 5 billion dollars in 2003 to 6 billion dollars in 2004 for each type. The imported value of telecommunication equipment showed a significant increase from 2.5 to 8 billion dollars.