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.
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The line graph illustrates the total
number
of
shops
that have been closed and opened from 2011 to 2018.
Overall
,
although
there is not an extreme shift in the
number
of
shops
that stopped operating, newly opened
shops
experienced a significant drop during 7 years. In detail, in 2011, 8500 new
shops
started to operate. Afterwards, the figure dramatically decreased to 4000 in 2012 which was followed by an upward trend till 2014. In 2015, the
number
of launched
shops
was the same with 2012 which was 1.5 times more than in 2014. During the next 2 years, the figure maintained its stability and dropped to 3000
at the end
of the period.
On the other hand
, approximately 6500
shops
stopped functioning in 2011. For the next three years, some fluctuations are observed trailed by a dramatic decrease in 2015 when only around 750
shops
were closed. In 2016,
this
number
rapidly increased by hitting 5000 in 2016 and sustained its constancy until 2018.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 69%.
Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shops with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "dramatically" 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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