The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart depicts a comparison between closed and opened shops in a country from 2011 to 2018.
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, it can be seen that there was a downward trend in closures and openings of the shops during seven years. It is
also
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noticeable that the number of closed shops decreased significantly in 2015. Looking closer at the graph, we can see that in 2011, shop openings stood at nearly 8500, but a year later, it fell to 4000 before increasing again to 6000 in 2014.
This
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trend witnessed a remarkable decrease to 3000 in 2018, falling approximately threefold compared to the starting period. In terms of closures, it is seen that at the beginning point, shop closures stood at around 6300, lower nearly 2000 than that of shop openings. 
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a peak of over 7000 in 2013, it hit a bottom in 2015 before rising back to nearly 5000 in 2018.

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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fell" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stood" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 3 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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