The table illustrates the trend in cinema openings and closures in four regions of a European nation from 2004 to 2009.
Overall
, the total Linking Words
number
of Use synonyms
cinemas
saw an increase. The city Use synonyms
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center
and near-city Change the spelling
centre
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center
regions experienced new cinema openings, but the reverse was true for two other areas.
The city Change the spelling
centre
Use synonyms
center
was the area that had the most Change the spelling
centre
number
of Use synonyms
cinemas
in both years, with 1512 in 2004, which Use synonyms
then
increased to 1620 in 2009, representing a positive Linking Words
change
of +3.1%. Compared to Use synonyms
city
Add an article
the city
Use synonyms
center
, near-city Change the spelling
centre
Use synonyms
center
regions showed a Change the spelling
centre
change
of +1.6% as the Use synonyms
number
of Use synonyms
cinemas
rose from 300 to 400.
As for suburbs, it was the area with the least Use synonyms
number
of Use synonyms
cinemas
, and its figure saw a dramatic Use synonyms
change
of -25%, decreasing from 40 to 30 in quantity. A similar downward trend can be observed in Countrysides. Use synonyms
Initially
, in 2004, the Linking Words
number
of Use synonyms
cinemas
was 108, but five years later, Use synonyms
this
region saw 18 closures, with a changing rate of -6%. Luckily, the total Linking Words
number
demonstrated an upward Use synonyms
change
of +2%, with 187 new openings throughout the period.Use synonyms