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 graph illustrates information about stores which were opened and closed in a given country from 2011 to 2018. Looking from an
overall
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perspective, it is readily apparent that the tendency of both opening and closing
shops
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decreased over that
period
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with a significant drop in 2015 in terms of closed
shops
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. In terms of opened
shops
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frequency declined but mostly fluctuated during that
period
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of time.
Firstly
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, we can see that in 2011 were about 8500
shops
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which opened
in contrast
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with 2012 when the tendency of openings decreased more than twofold. During the next two years the number of opened
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increased by 1000 respectively and they started to decline steadily with
slight
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increase in 2017.
Secondly
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, when we see data about closed
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it is obvious that during that
period
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of time, fewer
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closed
overall
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.
However
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, compared with other years in 2013 over 7000
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closed which was the dominating year in
this
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term. In comparison, the least amount of
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closed in 2015 which was an exception. In 2016 the number of closed
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return by nearly 5000 and continued to fluctuate for the rest of the given
period
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "overall".
Vocabulary: Replace the words shops, period with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fluctuated" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" 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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