The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops 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 shops 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 line graph illustrates the
number
of
shops
that run out of business and
shops
that
newly
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are newly
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opened, between 2011 and 2018.
Overall
, both sides experienced significant fluctuations and faced a similar
down ward
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trend. The
number
of
shop
closures have one
enourmous
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enormous
drop
in 2015,
while
the
number
of
shop
openings have two giant and moderate
drop
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drops
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throughout these years. The
number
of
shops
that closed
strated
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started
at a higher
position
on the charge, but it ended at
the
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lower
position
in 2018. Starting at approximately 6,500
shops
being closed in 2011, the
number
of closed
shops
slightly
decreasing
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decreased
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down to around 6,000 and
then
rise up to just over 7,000 within 1 year. The
down ward
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downward
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trend started on
year
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the year
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2013, there is a slight
drop
before it went down to
the
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its
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lowest
position
at just below 1,000 in 2015,
then
spike up to approximately 5,100. The
number
did not fluctuate much with a small decrement from 2016 to 2017 and ended at just over 5,000 in 2018.
On the other hand
, experienced much greater fluctuation throughout 7 years period, the
number
of
shop
openings started at
relatively
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a relatively
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high
position
at around 8,500.
However
, it
also
faced a similar big decrement in 2012. In 2013, the
number
gradually rise back to the second highest
position
at
aroung
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around
6,000, which is just below that of the
number
of
shop
closures. Even though the
down ward
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downward
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trend seems to
stable
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be stable
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from 2015 to 2017, there is a clear
drop
of
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in
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the
number
from just over 4,000 to approximately 3,000 in 2018.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 7 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • retail landscape
  • net growth
  • market dynamics
  • economic indicators
  • fluctuations
  • pivotal
  • consumption patterns
  • e-commerce
  • brick-and-mortar
  • downward/upward trend
  • stabilize
  • recession
  • boom
  • retail sector
  • closure rate
  • inauguration/opening rate
  • consumer market
  • saturate
  • commercial viability
  • profitability
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