The line graph illustrates the percentage of export goods from Australia to four different countries in the period of 22 years between 1990 and 2012. The consignment to China from the host country has increased drastically from 2000 to 2010 and again jumped in 2012. Export to India took a steady increase and then decreased again. Both Japan and the US showed a negative import from Australia from 1990 to 2012.
Export to China increased at a steady rate from 1990 to 2000, which was about 5%, and within a 10-year period, it increased about 27% in 2010. It continued to grow and reached 30% in 2012. In the case of India, the rate was steady, and the export from Australia started to increase in 2000, about 2%, and went up to 7% in 2010. But unfortunately, it fell again.
The export rate in Japan was higher in 1990, which was about 27%, but it decreased to 20% in 1995, and the decreasing rate continued steadily to 2012. In the case of the US, the trend experienced fluctuation over a period of time from 1995 to 2012.
In conclusion, the graph shows that in China, the export reached a peak. In the case of the other three nations, the US, Japan, and India, the export has declined over time.
