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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The line chart illustrates the

shops

that closed and newly opened in a country between the years 2011 and 2018.

Overall

, the

number

of stores that closed and opened fluctuated over the period,

while

in 2015 there was a larger variation between closed and opened

shops

. In 2011, the

shops

that closed are roughly 6300, and the

number

increased to just over 7000 in 2013.

However

, from 2014 – 2015 the

number

steadily dropped from around 6600 to about 700. After a year it again raised to a bit over 5000 and almost remained the same until the end. The newly opened

shops

are around 8500 in 2011, it sharply decreased to just under 4000. In the following two years, the shop's count increased significantly to 6000 and by 2015 it decreased to 4000. The

number

of

shops

remained constant until 2017. By the year 2018, the count of stores drops down to 3000.