The first chart illustrates the value of goods imported and exported from China to Australia from 1998 to 2004, while the second chart gives information of different types of goods imported from China from 2003 to 2004.
Overall, the value of goods imported from China to Australia was higher than that of exported goods in all years, and both these values increased over time. It is also clear that the figure for almost all types of goods imported from China increased over time, while the figure for clothes remained unchanged.
In 1998, the value of goods imported from China to Australia was $20 billion compared to $9 billon of exported goods. After that, the value of imported goods increased steadily to $27 billion by 2000 and $34 billion by 2002 before reaching the peak at $40 billion by 2004. Meanwhile, during the same period, the value of exported goods experienced a slight growth, which rose to $16 billion in 2000 and $34 billion in 2002, after which it reached $30 billion in 2004.
Regarding the remaining chart, from 2003 to 2004, the figure for clothes remained unchanged at $4 billion. During the same period, an upward trend was seen in the figure for toy and sports equipment, which increased from $2 billion to $7 billion. A similar trend was seen in the data of computers and furniture, both of which rose slightly from $5 billion to $6 billion over the period. Finally, the figure for telecommunication equipment stood at around $3 billion in 2003 before tripling one year later and becoming the dominant category of the chart.