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.
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The line graph gives information about how many
shops
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newly started their businesses and those which closed in a country from 2011 to 2018.
Overall
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,
it is clear that
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numerous CEOs started their businesses steadily
decreased
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decreasing
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in the given timeframe, except for two years between 2012 and 2014.
On the other hand
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,
shops
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decided
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that decided
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to terminate providing their services mainly fluctuated during the entire period. As for the number of shop openings, the graph shows it had been dramatically falling from 8,500 in 2011 to about 4,000 in 2012. After that, from 2012 to 2014,
a
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the
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range of
shops
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freshly opened gradually increased and reach a peak at 6,100.
From
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In
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2015, they started going down again.
Finally
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, only 3,000
shops
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were newly generated. When it comes to the number of shop closures, it rose to 7,000 in 2013 and reached a high. But it dropped to approximately 6,500 in 2014 and hit the bottom in 2015,
which
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when
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only 1,000
shops
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closed.
Next,
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more
shops
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began to stop offering their services
from
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in
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2016 and remained stable until 2018, slightly over 6,000.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gives" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reach" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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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