The line graph illustrates the proportion of Australian exports to 4 different nations over a period of 22 years starting from 1990.
Overall, the percentage of Australian exports to China and India witnessed an upward trend, the opposite was true for Japan and the US. It is also notable that there was a significant increase in the number of products exported to China during the period shown.
In 1990, the percentage of Australian exports to China and India was nearly the same, standing around at 3%. After increasing significantly from 1990 to 2010, this figure grew steadily and reached a peak at nearly 27% in 2012. In terms of India, the number of Australian exports remained stable until 2000, but this figure rose gradually to around 7%, before declining to exactly 5%.
Starting close to 26% in 1990, there was a moderate decrease in the proportion of exports from Australia to Japan, reaching just over at 16%. The percentage of products exported to the US experienced a fluctuation from 11% to around 7% between 1990 and 2010.
