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.

the line graph compares the

number

of newly opened

shops

and the

number

of closed

shops

from 2011 to 2018 in a country.

overall

,

it is clear that

the

number

of both opened new

shops

and closed

shops

saw a decrease during

this

period. the

number

of closed

shops

experienced a dramatic change. About 8500

shops

were opened in 2011,

while

the

figure

for opened

shops

rapidly declined to around 4000 in 2012. by 2014, it rose to about 6100. after that, the

number

of opened

shops

fell back to around 4000, and remain stable at

this

figure

by 2017. by 2018, the

figure

for opened

shops

decreased to 3000. there were about 6300

shops

closed in 2011. during the next three years, the

figure

for closed

shops

fluctuated between 6000 and 7000. by 2015, the

number

of closed

shops

reached its lowest point at 700 (fell from 6600) .

then

its

figure

increased back to 5200 rapidly by 2016. from 2016 to 2018, the

figure

for closed

shops

steadily remained at about 5200 and was higher than the

figure

for opened

shops

.