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 chart illustrates the changing number of
merchants
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that were new and bankrupt in a specific country, measured in thousands of kiosks.
Overall
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, it is noticeable that despite all the trends decreasing, the closed stalls showed a more erratic pattern than the closed ones.
According to
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the data, the number of closed stalls exhibited a more fluctuating pattern. Starting at approximately 6,500
merchants
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, it slightly decreased to around 6,000 before reaching 7,000 kiosks in 2013, but it plunged to around 500 stores in 2015 and soaring to just below 5,000 stands and remained stable until the end of the period.
However
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, the open stores showed the opposite trend. Having started at around 8,500 kiosks, the new
merchants
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fell sharply to just 4,000 and rose marginally to 6,000
merchants
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in 2014.
Furthermore
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, it decreased to 4,000
merchants
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and remained constant until 2017, but fell by 1,000 to only 3,000 in 2018
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words merchants with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trends" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fell" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 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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