The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shop that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

The line chart illustrates the

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of

shops

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that closed and the

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of new

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that opened in a country from 2011 to 2018. From an

overall

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perspective, both the closure and opening trends of

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generally decreased during the

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surveyed.

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, after an expected trend, the

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of closed

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becomes common

at the end

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of the

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. 8,500

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were opened in 2011, with a subsequent dramatic fall to almost 4,000 in 2012, followed by a noticeable fluctuation during the

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of the next 3 years before standing at 4,000 in 2015. After that, the trend of shop closures remained stable from 2015 to 2017, before hitting a final decline of 3000

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in 2018. The

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of closed

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started at nearly 6,500

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in 2011, after which it saw a mild fluctuation before ending the first half of the

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examined at 6,500, but later dropped remarkably to around 500 in 2015. After that free fall, it experienced a significant upward trend, reaching over 5,000,

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remaining steady before ending the

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at approximately 5,200 closed

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.