The line graph illustrates changes in the percentage of Australian exports to Japan, the United States, China, and India over a 22-year period from 1990 to 2012.
Overall, the percentage of exports to Japan and the US experienced a downward trend, while exports to China and India showed an upward trajectory during the given time frame. Moreover, China managed to be the country with the highest rate of exports from Australia.
According to the data showing the proportion of exports to Japan and the US, Australia exported / shipped around 25% of its goods to Japan in 1990, making the country the main destination at that time. However, the percentage decreased slightly to under 20% before maintaining the stability until the end of the period. This was similar in trend for the US, where the rate for exports to this state dropped to around 7% by 2012, after witnessing a slight fluctuation of 11% in the first 2 decades.
Turning on to the figure representing exports rate to China and India, at 6%, the figure for India managed to increase after it had no Australian exports coming at all between 1990 and 2000, although it once reached its highest point at 8% in the last 2 years. China, however, received 0% of Australian exports in the first five years, but it rose significantly to almost 30% by the end of the intervening years, which dominated the share among the rest of the countries.