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 graph illustrates the figure of two types of shops, closures and openings, in the period of 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, whether shop closures or openings, the figures all had a dropping

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the trend from 2011 to 2018. On the one hand, from 2011 to 2014, the number of shop closures constantly fluctuate between 6000 and 7100 and

then

decreased dramatically in 2015 which was the lowest figure in these years (about 600). Afterwards, it’s clear to see that a significantly rose in 2016 and

then

fluctuate steadily.

On the other hand

, the sum of store openings had a wide variation between 2011 to 2015, it was almost 8500 at the beginning time and dropped by 4000 in 2012,

then

recovered to 6000 in 2015. In the

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three years, its growth has quite slightly and unexpectedly reduced

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lowest point (3000).