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 graph illustrates the number of
shop
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closures
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and
openings
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in a particular country in the period between 2011 and 2018. In 2011, approximately 6400
shops
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have been closed
while
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approximately 8500 new
shops
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have opened. The trend of
shop
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openings
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has gone down to 4000 by 2012
whereas
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,
shop
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closures
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have gone down by approximately 5000. Both trends have gone up in 2013 with about 7100
shop
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closures
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and 5000 new
shops
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.
According to
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the graph, by 2014 number of
shops
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that closed and opened had grown nearly equal with 6500
shop
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closures
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and 6400
shop
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openings
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. In 2015, a significant reduction
of
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number
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a number
the number
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of
shops
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that closed can be seen with only 600
shops
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. In that same year, 4000 new
shops
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opened. The trend of
shop
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openings
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can be seen as approximately constant over the next couple of years until 2017 with 4000 to 4100
shops
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.
On the contrary
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,
shop
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closures
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have gone up to 5100 in 2016 and remained constant until 2018. In 2018, only 3000 new
shops
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have been opened.
Overall
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shop
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closures
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have been revolving around between 5000 to 7100 with an exception in 2015
whereas
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,
shop
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openings
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have shown a huge variety in numbers over the 8 years.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas".
Vocabulary: Replace the words shop, closures, openings, shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 4 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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