The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country betweeen 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the mian feartures, 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 betweeen 2011 and 2018. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the mian feartures, and make comparisons where relevant.
The given line graphs provide data on the
number
of closed and the new-opened stores over a period of 7 years.
Overall
, at the beginning of the period, the
number
of shop closures had the highest level,
while
the lowest
number
of
that
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them
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happened
atthe
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at the
end of the period.
By contrast
, in 2013 and 2015 the largest and lowest
number
of shop closures
experienced
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were experienced
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.
According to
the diagram,
decpite
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despite
all fluctuations, the
number
of
openning
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opening
stores had a significant decrease from 2011 to 2018. In 2011, the
number
of
open-stores
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open stores
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were
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was
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about 8500 and in 2012 it declined to below 4000
shops
.
Then
from 2012 until
2014
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2014,
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there was a growth in the
number
of open
shops
, but in the following years from 2014 to 2018 the related diagram
fall
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fell
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gradually and reached 3000 opening
store
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stores
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. The figure related to the shop closures
also
experienced a slight decline
compare
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compared
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to the first year. The
number
of closing
shops
were
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was
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about 6300 in the first year and had a dramatic decrease until 2015,
then
the downward trend broke and
grown
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grew
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remarkably until 2018 and reached around 5100 closing
shops
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shops with synonyms.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Trend analysis
  • Fluctuation
  • Shop closures
  • Retail openings
  • Economic conditions
  • Consumer behavior
  • Local economy
  • Business dynamics
  • Commercial landscape
  • Statistical comparison
  • Significant increase/decrease
  • Year-on-year comparison
  • Consumer trends
  • Market forces
  • Business cycle
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