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

The given line graph illustrates the number of

stores

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that closed and recently opened in one country from 2011 to 2018.

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it is clear that

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the total number of shop closures and openings decreased during the given years.

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, both two graphs reveal fluctuating trends. In 2011, the

stores

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which were opened accounted for the most rate among other years and almost 9000.

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, both closures and opening trend experienced their plunge amount in 2012 around 6000 and 4000, respectively. After that, there was a significant decrease in 2014. Meanwhile, by 2015, the latter number dropped to below 1000,

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rocketed in 2016. As is shown by the graph, in the

last

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three years of the period, the proportions of closing

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witnessed more increase compared to the launching new

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.

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,

while

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, the winding up of the

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inclined in 2018, there was a decline in terms of inauguration.