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

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of newly opened

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and the

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of closed

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from 2011 to 2018 in a country.

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it is clear that

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the

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of both opened new

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and closed

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saw a decrease during

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period. the

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of closed

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experienced a dramatic change. About 8500

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were opened in 2011,

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for opened

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

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of opened

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fell back to around 4000, and remain stable at

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by 2017. by 2018, the

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for opened

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decreased to 3000. there were about 6300

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closed in 2011. during the next three years, the

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for closed

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fluctuated between 6000 and 7000. by 2015, the

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of closed

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

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

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for closed

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steadily remained at about 5200 and was higher than the

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for opened

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.