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 given graph highlights information about the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one territory between 2011 and 2018.

Overall

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, it can be seen that both categories' percentages saw fluctuation trends over the period in question. Another striking point is that the ratios were high in 2011 in comparison with 2018. Looking at the details, the portions of closures started at 6500 in 2011 and

then

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experienced a decrease in the following year and increased to over 7000 in 2013 which was the highest amount. Followingly, in 2015 it hit a tough at 800 but

then

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it could reach around 5000 in 2016 and in the remaining period, it saw a nearly steady trend with the same amount

finally

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. If we look at openings' ratios, it commenced at 8500 in the first year but

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experienced a sharp decrease to 4000 in 2012 and in the following two years its percentages reached over 6000 and

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fell to 4000 in 2015 but it remained stable from 2015 to 2017 and

subsequently

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, it hit a tough at 3000 in 2018.