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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant

The line graph demonstrates the closing of stores and opening of new stores in a certain country during the period between 2011 and 2018.

Overall

, the line graph depicts declining trends with fluctuations in both

store

closures and new

store

openings

during the given time period.

To begin

with, between the years 2011 and 2014, 6000 to 7000 shops were closed.

However

, from 2015, the

number

of

store

closures took a big jump, and from 2016 to 2018, the closing of shops remained relatively stable. As far as new

store

openings

are concerned, close to 9000 boutiques closed in the year 2011.

In contrast

, during that year, the

number

of new

store

openings

in the market exceeded the

number

of boutique closures. The

number

then

fell to 4000 in 2012. There was an increase from 4000 to 6000 shopping outlets between 2012 and 2014.

Next,

there was a drop in the

number

of new shop

openings

in 2015, and

this

number

remained consistent for the following three years before reaching its lowest point of 3000 in 2018."