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 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 given line graph illustrates the
number
of closing and new
openings
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opening
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shops
in a particular country from 2011 to 2018, over a period of
7years
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7 years
.
It is clear that
the
closures
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closure
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shop figures never go under the figures
of
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for
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opening
shop
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shops
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, except for in 2015. In
additon
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addition
, the figure fluctuated all the way
though
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through
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the end. Turning to the graph more closely, in 2011, 8,500
shops
were
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disappeared
while
6,400
shops
were
intoduced
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introduced
. By 2015, the
number
of closing
shops
had substantially decreased and reached a trough of 800. In the meanwhile,
although
more
shops
were opened in 2013 and 2014 compared to other
year
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years
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, the figure for opening
shop
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shops
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saw a downtrend with 4,000 in 2015. Between 2015 and 2018, the
number
of
intoduced
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introduced
markets remained stable at about 4000 and experienced a slight drop to 3000 in the
last
year. Meanwhile, the
number
of
colsing
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closing
shops
reached a plateau of 5000.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 2 times.

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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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