Band 7+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The three charts below show the value in Australian dollars of Australian trade with three different countries from 2004 to 2009. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below. You should write at least 150 words.

The line charts illustrate the values of exports and imports, measured in Australian dollars, with three different countries: China, Japan, and the United States from 2004 to 2009.

Overall, it is evident that the amounts of exports and imports increased across the countries over the years, with the exception of the United States, which maintained a stable trend.

In China, Australia’ exports exceeded 10 billion dollars and imports were just below 20 billion dollars in 2004. These figures increased moderately, reaching approximately 35 billion dollars in exports and 30 billion dollars in imports by the end of the period.

Regarding Japan, the trade figures began at nearly 20 billion dollars for both exports and imports in 2004. The amount of exports grew gradually, approaching 30 billion dollars by 2007, while imports remained relatively stable. Exports saw a significant spike in 2008 but then dropped to just over 30 billion dollars in 2009. In contrast, imports exhibited similar trends but remained constant throughout the period.

For the United States, the figures for exports and imports fluctuated considerably; however, they largely remained unchanged, with imports totaling around 20 billion dollars and exports at 10 billion dollars by the end of the period.