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 given line graphs illustrate the amount of
shops
that were shut down and opened
in
particular
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country during 7 years period.
Overall
, the
numbers
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number
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of closed stores saw a dramatical decrease, whilst most of the
shops
occured
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occurred
at the beginning of the
time
.
To begin
with, the amount of new stores was two
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more than closed ones.
However
, its figures witnessed a considerable downfall in 2013, with approximately 4000
of
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shops
. 2014 was
more
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productive year for opened stores
,
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since the
numbers
grew to around 6 thousands. Despite
this
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, the graph experienced a rapid reduction in 2015
,
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and remained steady during the
tso
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two
next years at 4000.
At
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the
end
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numbers
fell moderately again and reached 3000
shops
. It can be seen, that the
numbers
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number
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of closed
shops
fluctuated during the whole
time
. The highest point was in 2013 at about 7000 shut markets.
Furthermore
, in 2015 ,
ore
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more
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than 4
time less
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times fewer
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shops
were closed, at around 500 and 4000, relatively.
Nevertheless
, the line rose steeply in 2016 and did not change significantly
untill
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until
the end of
the
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2018.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words shops, numbers, time with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graphs" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "numbers of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" 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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