The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shop that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shop that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph illustrates two different figures on the shop in one country between 2011 and 2018: the
openings
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and the closures.
Overall
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,
it is clear that
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there were more shops which opened than which close at the starting time,
in contrast
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in 2018
this
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trend was inverted.
To begin
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, in the period between 2012 and 2014, the data of closures remain higher than
openings
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,
although
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it was
initially
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at approximately 6200, far lower than
openings
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at the same time.
While
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the figure for
openings
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fell dramatically to 6000, starting from its highest point over the entire time frame ( at about 8500).
On the other hand
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, from 2015 to 2018
openings
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had fairly a downward trend dropping by approximately 3 thousand. Meanwhile, the number of closures described a different pattern, after the most significant decrease of
this
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in 2015 at just over 0.5 thousand, it rose by around 4.5overtaking the
openings
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over
this
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last
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period.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words openings with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • peak
  • decline
  • fluctuation
  • correlation
  • inverse relationship
  • notable
  • comparable
  • speculate
  • external factors
  • increment
  • decrement
  • overall
  • composite
  • linear
  • net gain
  • net loss
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