The graph 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 comparison where relevant

The line graph demonstrates the quantity of shut-up

shops

and start-up

shops

in a country during the period from 2011 to 2018. At first glance,

it is clear that

the

number

of markets opened is higher than the ones closed in 2011,

whereas

, the opposite happened in 2018.

Furthermore

, when comparing the two lines, it is apparent that there was a sharp drop in the statistics of shop openings between 2011 and 2012,

while

conversely

, the shop closures trend fell drastically between 2014 and 2015. From 2011 to 2014, the

number

of

shops

that closed fluctuated a great deal between 6,000 and 7,100 with an average of 6,300.

However

, by 2014, the record collapsed to 500 in 2015. After that, there was a significant rise till 2016 at 5,100. From 2016 to 2018, there was little to no change in the

number

of markets that went belly up.

On the other hand

, the

number

of

shops

opened dramatically declined to around 4,000 in 2012.

Then

, there was a marked upward trend in the total of retail establishments, and by 2014, the record was 6,000.

Nevertheless

, it dropped steadily to 4,000 in 2015 and remained stable until 2016. Later, the figure increased by 1,000 in 2017 and decreased gradually to 3000 in 2018. In summary, there is an

overall

increase in the

number

of

shops

closed during the period 2011-2018,

whereas

in the same period, the

number

of

shops

opened rose in total.