The graph illustrates how many stores have been closed and opened in the 8-year period.
Overall
, it is evident that the number of Linking Words
shops
that closed Use synonyms
surpass
the amount of opened Wrong verb form
surpassed
one
throughout the period, except Correct pronoun usage
apply
2011
and 2015.
In 2011, there are 8500 Change preposition
in 2011
shops
started business Use synonyms
while
6200 Linking Words
shops
closed. After 3 years, the shop closures fluctuated and came back to the same figure in the first year. Use synonyms
In
the other side, the amount of new stores plummeted in 2012 and increased gradually in 2014. One of the dramatic changes is in 2015, Change preposition
On
while
the figure of closures dropped to 500, the openings Linking Words
also
experienced a decline to 4000.
In 2016, the number of closed Linking Words
shops
recovered and climbed up to 5000. Meanwhile, the amount of openings remained stable until 2017 and had a slight decrease in 2018 to one-third of the Use synonyms
2011’s
figure. Change noun form
2011
Besides
, the closures Linking Words
also
remained relatively unchanged in the subsequent two years.Linking Words
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