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The three line charts illustrate Australia’s trade values (in billions of Australian dollars) with China, Japan, and the US in terms of imports and exports over the period 2004 to 2009. Overall, trade with China saw the most substantial growth in both imports and exports, making China Australia’s most significant trading partner by the end of the period. In contrast, trade volumes with Japan and the US were more stable, with Japan having a trade surplus for Australia while the US was the only country where imports consistently exceeded exports. In 2004, Australia’s imports from China stood at 20 billion AUD and rose steadily to 31 billion by 2008, before plateauing in 2009. Exports to China grew more dramatically, from around 13 billion to over 35 billion, surpassing imports by 2009. For trade with Japan, exports started at 20 billion, peaked at 41 billion in 2008 then fell slightly to 33 billion in 2009, while imports grew slowly from 20 billion to a high of 25 billion in 2008 before dropping back to 20 billion. Trade with the US was the lowest overall. Imports remained between 21 and 25 billion, peaking in 2008, while exports grew marginally from 8 billion to a peak of 16 billion in 2008 then declined to 11 billion by 2009.