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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph provides a comparison of 2 situations of markets in terms of

closures

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and

openings

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over a period of approximately 8 years.

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, the main feature of the data is that both

openings

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and

closures

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stores

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of stores

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showed a significant

drop

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over the period.

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,

closures

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took the primary form

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the end.

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the graph, it is evident that in 2011, the shops which opened provided

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far twice more than

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amounting to just below 9000 stores before the dramatic

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in 2012.

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, closing shops started to overtake

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in 2012 and reached a peak amounting to around 7000. In 2014 both types of stores had roughly the same proportion comprising just over 6000 markets. It is noticeable that in 2014

closures

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saw a sharp plummet and hit a low as it amounted to a negligible number, a

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of almost 6000.

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, in the same year

openings

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showed a slight decrease and remained stable until 2017 when they saw again a rapid

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.

Closures

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shops soared dramatically in 2015 and comprised 5000 which is almost the same amount for the

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years.