You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The first chart below shows the value of goods that Australia imported from China and those exported to China from Australia. The second chart shows the types of goods imported from China. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Model Answer
The given column graphs provide some detailed information about the importation and exportation of goods between Australia and China. It is clear from the graph that Australia imported more things from China than it exported.
Australia imported goods worth $20 billion in 1998. The imports increased steadily and reached $40 billion by 2006. In contrast, the exports to China were worth 10 billion dollars in 1998, but the exports grew rapidly and reached $30 billion dollars by 2006. In 2003, approximately $5 billion dollars worth of computers and furniture each were imported from China. $4 billion of clothes were imported from China. Telecommunication equipment imports accounted for $3 billion. The least imports were of toys and sports equipment, which were of the value of $2 billion.
In 2004, imports of all things increased, except for clothes, which remained the same. There was a slight increase of $1 million in the import of computers and furniture. The greatest change can be seen in the import of toys/sport equipment and telecommunications equipment, which grew from $2 and $3 billion in 2003 to $7 and $8 billion respectively in 2004.
Overall, toys/sports and telecommunication equipment saw a huge surge in imports to Australia from China in just one year.