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.
The line graph shows trends in shop
closures
and openings
of new shops
in a particular country between the years
2011 and 2018.
In 2011 approximately 6,400 shops
closed. The number
of closures
fluctuated over the next four years
until 2015,
when there was a dramatic fall in Remove the comma
apply
closures
to roughly 100 shops
. The following year the number
of shops
closing their doors rose sharply, reaching over 5,000. The figures remained steady for the next two years
, with just over 5,000 closures
in 2018.
The number
of new shops
opening decreased dramatically between 2011 (approximately 8,500) and 2012 (just under 4,000) but rebounded by roughly 50% by 2014. In 2015, the number
of openings
then
fell to the 2012 level,
but remained stable for the next two Remove the comma
apply
years
. The last
recorded year, 2018, saw a further
fall to 3,000 new openings
, the lowest point in this
seven year
period.
Add a hyphen
seven-year
Overall
, the number
of shop closures
has remained within the 5,000 to 7,000 range (with the exception of 2015). In contrast
, new shop openings
have shown a wider range of figures, but generally indicate a downward trend over the same period.Submitted by minhlieu.hnd on
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