The graph below shows the number ofshops 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 provided line graph illustrates the

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of

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that were opened and closed in a country between 2011 and 2018.

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, the

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of closed

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was higher than that of new

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in many years.

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, the highest openings were in 2011 and they declined with some fluctuations.

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, the

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of closed stores fluctuated during the period, but reduced over time,

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seeing a significant drop in 2015. In terms of new shopping stores,it was at the peak of around 8500 new openings in 2011 and went down to 4000 by the next

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.

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, it recovered back in the next two years with a steady increment and reached 6000 in 2014, which is almost similar to the same

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of closed

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in that

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.

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, it experienced another drop and reached 4000 in 2015 and remained at the same figure for the next two years,

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declined to the lowest of 3000 new

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in 2018.

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, just around 6200

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were closed in 2011 and it decreased to 6000 in the next

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,

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rose back to its peak of 7000 in 2013.

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, it continued its decrement and reached a low of approximately 500 in 2015.

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, it suddenly grew back to 5000 in the following

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and maintained almost similar numbers by 2018.