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
of closed
shops
with the
number
of
new
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newly
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opened
ones
in a particular country over a
7 year
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period
.
Overall
. We can see that at the beginning of the study
period
the region had
more
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a more
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dynamic economy because
the
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more
shops
were opening rather than closing,
however
at the end
of the study
period
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period,
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the region seems to
encounter
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a recession
due to
the fact that the
number
of closed
shops
overtook the opened
ones
. In 2011, about 8500 businesses commenced and 6500 shoppers finished their activities.
However
, after just one year the
number
of opened
shops
reached
to
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less than half about 4000
shops
in 2012.
Then
, the opened and closed
shops
experienced some fluctuations by 2014. From 2014 to 2015 a beneficial
economical
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phenomenon happened and the
number
of closed
shops
fell sharply, to just 500
shops
,
whereas
the
number
of opening
shops
saw a moderate reduction and was about 4000 by 2017.
After
this
year, the
closed
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shops
increased again and remained stable at approximately 5000
ones
to the end of the study
period
, but the
opening
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number of opening
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shops
dropped
to
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at
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the
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least about 3000
ones
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in 2018.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shops, ones, period with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 4 times.

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  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • peak
  • decline
  • surge
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