the line graph gives information about the proportion of exports from australia to Japan, US, China and India between 1990 and 2012.
Overall, it is clear that proportions of exports to India and US did not change over the 6 year period, while those exported to China increased significantly presiding all three countries at the end of the period.
Exports to Japan stood at just above 25% in 1990, the highest proportions of exports of that year, however, there was a gradual decrease in this figure reaching approximately 17% in 2000, from there on the amount of exports leveled up at this number until the end of the period. Exports to Japan followed slightly a similar trend, begining at just above 10% on the first year, and ending at about 7% after experiencing some fluctuations.
The percentages of exports to China and India showed a slightly similar pattern, both starting at just under 4% in 1990. However, their figures saw a big change in 2000. while the rise of exports to india was minimal reaching a peak at just approximately 7% in 2010, those exported to China increased dramatically reaching about 27% on the final year, the highest recorded. India’s exports proportion being the lowest at exactly 5%