The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.

The line graph illustrates how many

shops

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were opened and closed in one nation between 2011 and 2018.

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it is clear that

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both figures for closed and opened

shops

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experienced a downward trend and closures were mostly more common than openings in

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nation throughout the period. In 2011, there were 8500

shops

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opened in the country, 2000 higher than the figure for the closed ones which stood at 6500. The number of openings

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oscillated in the next 4 years and ended at 4000 in 2015. At the same time, that of closures grew slightly to reach a peak of 7100 before witnessing a plunge to merely 500 in 2015. In the remaining period, the figure for opened

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declined moderately by 1000 despite staying unchanged at 4000 between 2015 and 2017.

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, there was a swift recovery to 5000 in the number of closures in 2016, followed by stability until the end of the period.