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. Write at least 150 words.
The graph depicts the
number
of shop closures and openings in a particular country from 2011 to 2018.
Overall
, both numbers have declined over the given period. Whereas
the opening shops
decreased from the highest number
to the lowest.
To begin
with, the quantity of the opened and closed shops
were 8500 and 6100 respectively, in 2011. The following year, the number
of openings went down dramatically to just under 4000 before increasing to 6200 in 2014. In contrast
, the closure shops
fluctuated until dropped to almost the same level as opening Change preposition
of shops
shops
in 2014.
In 2015, there was a sharp decrease in the number
of closures and hit a low of 500. This
figure soared significantly at 5000 and then
remained stable over the end of the period. Meanwhile, the number
of opened shops
dropped by 2000 in 2015 and stayed relatively unchanged before reaching 3000 in 2018.Submitted by dentdent4 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shops with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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