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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

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The data illustrated the
number
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of stores that opened and closed in a certain country in the
year
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2011 to 2018.
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, both showed a downward trend, with the
number
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of
shops
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that opened being much more stable in comparison to the
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that stopped their business. The highest and lowest numbers of
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opened
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came in the
year
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2011 and 2012 respectively. Meanwhile, the highest total shop closings happened in the
year
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2013, and the least closings happened in 2015. The
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of
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that opened in 2012 was half of the
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of new
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in 2011, with just around 8,500 to 4,000 respectively. It
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steadily rose until 2014, gaining around a thousand new
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each
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before coming back down to 4,000 in 2015. From there, it remained rather stagnant until 2017 before dropping to 3,000
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in 2018. Starting from just around 6,500
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, the frequency of stores that closed generally got higher between 2014 and 2013. It afterwards dropped until 2015, with a dramatic drop from just about 7,500
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to around 500
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in 2015. After that, it rose back up to 5,000
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a
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and remained rather steady from 2016 to 2018.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 69%.
Vocabulary: Replace the words number, year, shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • retail landscape
  • net growth
  • market dynamics
  • economic indicators
  • fluctuations
  • pivotal
  • consumption patterns
  • e-commerce
  • brick-and-mortar
  • downward/upward trend
  • stabilize
  • recession
  • boom
  • retail sector
  • closure rate
  • inauguration/opening rate
  • consumer market
  • saturate
  • commercial viability
  • profitability
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