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 given line graph illustrates the statistic of markets which were closed and opened during the eight years period in one country.
Overall
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, it is clear from the chart that there was a downward trend for both newly opened and closed emporiums. Turning to the details, the number of opening shops was approximately 8500 in 2011, which was a peak of the line graph.
Although
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this
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amount of supermarkets witnessed a sharp drop in 2012. In 2011 , a little more than six thousand markets were closed,
then
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this
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number of closing department stores fluctuated from 2011 to 2014.
Whereas
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2013 and 2014 saw a gradual rise in numbers of the opening shops and reached 5000
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6000 shops respectively. The sum of closures hit a low in the line graph after a brief decrease in 2015 ,
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it was followed by a sharp increase and was a bit more than 5000.
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the total of opened stores decreased gradually before stability between 2015 and 2016.
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, in 2017 the amount of opened supermarkets rose steadily contrary to the closures.By 2018, only a hundred new department stores were opened.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradual" 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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