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 graph is about the closure of existing

shops

and the opening of new ones in a particular country over 7

years

from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, in 2011 approximately many new

stores

were inaugurated as compared to the closures of old ones.

Whereas

, in the year 2018 we can see that the number of new shop openings has drastically plummeted but a minimum fall is seen in the closure of

shops

over the period of time. In 2011 approximately 8500 new

shops

were opened which is no doubt the highest count of all time

whereas

6500 existing

shops

were closed. In the year ,2012 the count of openings significantly changed from 8500 to 4000. In 2014 the values of opening and closing

stores

were approximately the same. Moving on, in the year 2015 approximately 500 were closed which is so far the least among all the

years

. The count of new

stores

being opened is steady which is approximately 4000. It is seen that in the

years

2016 and 2018 the same number of

stores

were closed. Over the period of 7 ,

years

there is seen that opening of new

shops

has been decreased.