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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.

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.
The bar chart below compares the
number
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 of closed
shops
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 with the
number
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 of
new
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newly
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 opened
ones
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 in a particular country over a
7 year
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7-year
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period
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.
Overall
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. We can see that at the beginning of the study
period
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 the region had
more
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a more
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 dynamic economy because
the
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apply
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more
shops
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 were opening rather than closing,
however
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at the end
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 of the study
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period
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period,
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 the region seems to
encounter
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have encountered
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 a recession
due to
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 the fact that the
number
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 of closed
shops
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 overtook the opened
ones
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. In 2011, about 8500 businesses commenced and 6500 shoppers finished their activities.
However
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, after just one year the
number
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 of opened
shops
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 reached
to
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apply
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less than half about 4000
shops
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 in 2012.
Then
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, the opened and closed
shops
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 experienced some fluctuations by 2014. From 2014 to 2015 a beneficial
economical
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economic
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 phenomenon happened and the
number
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 of closed
shops
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 fell sharply, to just 500
shops
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,
whereas
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 the
number
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 of opening
shops
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 saw a moderate reduction and was about 4000 by 2017.
After
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this
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 year, the
closed
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number of closed
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shops
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 increased again and remained stable at approximately 5000
ones
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 to the end of the study
period
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, but the
opening
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number of opening
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shops
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 dropped
to
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at
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the
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apply
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least about 3000
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ones
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apply
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in 2018.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shops, ones, period with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 6 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 4 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • peak
  • decline
  • surge
  • stabilize
  • correlation
  • economic conditions
  • consumer behavior
  • technological advancements
  • urban development
  • employment
  • retail sector
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