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Thegraph 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 information about the number of stores in
the
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 certain nation from 2011 to 2018, which is divided into new openings and closures.
Overall
, the trends of
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 kinds of shops are downward , and the number of shop closures experienced more active fluctuation. Starting at nearly 9000 shops opening in 2011, the figure fell sharply to 4000 in 2011, before increasing gradually to over 6000 for the next 2 years.
However
, it showed a downward trend towards 3000 shops until 2018.
On the other hand
, the stores which closed in 2011 were only
two thirds
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 of those opening, with over 6000.
After
this
,
this
 number remained stable for
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next 3 years, followed by a significant drop
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 place to reach the lowest point of under 1000 in 2015. Fortunately, there was a rapid growth to about 5000 and stayed constant until 2018.
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