The line graph shows the percentages of Australian export to four countries, namely the Japan, US, China, and India from 1990 to 2012.
Overall, Japan had the highest percentage of exports at the beginning of the period, but its figure gradually declined. In contrast, China experienced a dramatic increase and become the largest export destination by 2010. The figure for the US and India fluctuated at relatively low levels.
Regarding Japan and the US, Japan started at the highest figure, at around 26% in 1990, before falling steadily to 20% in 1995. Its percentage then declined slightly to approximately 18% in 2000 and remained stable until 2005, after which it fell further to about 17% in 2010 and then leveled out about 16% until 2005. In contrast, the figure for the US fluctuated throughout the period. It stood around 11% in 1990, fell to 8%in 1995, and then rose to 11% in 2000. However, it declined again to 8% in 2005 and reached a low of 5% in 2010, before recovering slightly to 7% in 2012.
About China and India, China experienced the most dramatic growth over the period. Starting at just 2% in 1990, its figure rose gradually to 3% in 1995 and 5% in 2000. And then boomed sharply, reaching approximately 11% in 2005 and 25% in 2010, before climbing further to around 28% in 2012. By contrast, India remained at about 1% from 1990 to 2000 and then the figure rose considerable to 5% in 2005 and 7% in 2010, before falling slightly to 5% in 2012.