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.
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The line chart illustrates the number of shop openings and closures in a country from 2011 to 2018.
Overall
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, the highest
trend
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of opening
shops
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happened in 2011,
while
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the highest
trend
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of closures happened in 2013.
Firstly
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, the
trend
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of opening new
shops
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decreased from 2011 to 2018. It started from opening around 7.500
shops
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,
then
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reduced to only opening around 3.000
shops
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in 2018. The
trend
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kept decreasing until there was only a half compared to the beginning.
Furthermore
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, the only time when there was a little bit of increase was from 2012 to 2014, from about 4.000
shops
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to around 6.000
shops
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.
Similarly
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, the
trend
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of closing
shops
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also
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declined within the same years. In 2011, there were around 6.500
shops
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that were being closed.
However
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,
at the end
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of the period, the closure only happened at 5.000
shops
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.
In addition
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, the lowest closure hit occurred in 2015, with only around 500
shops
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closed.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words trend, shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 5 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • peak
  • decline
  • surge
  • stabilize
  • correlation
  • economic conditions
  • consumer behavior
  • technological advancements
  • urban development
  • employment
  • retail sector
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