The line graph illustrates the export volume from Australia to four countries: Japan, the US, China, and India, between 1990 and 2012.
Overall, there were increases in the export proportions to China and India over the period, while the opposite was true for those to Japan and the US. Additionally, the figure for China saw the most significant growth, and Japan was the largest importer for most of the period.
Regarding countries with upward trends, in 1990, the Australian export rate to China was about 2%, after which it surged to just below 30% in 2012, after surpassing the figures for the US and Japan at 10% in 2004 and 20% in 2008, respectively, to become the largest importer. Moreover, the export percentage to India remained relatively stable and the lowest at 1% until 2002, followed by a steady incline and peaked at just under 10% in 2009, before ending the period with a marginal fall of 2%.
As for the others, both nations saw some slight fluctuations over the period. Japan accounted for the highest share of imports in the first year, at a quarter. Thereafter, its figures saw a gradual decline and the lowest point at approximately 18% in 2003, prior to hovering around this level until 2012, despite a 2007-to-2008 recovery. Meanwhile, the US generally experienced a similar pattern, starting at the highest point at just above 10% initially, then ending with a steady decline to just over India’s final level, despite a peak at the initial level in 2000.