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

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provided line graph illustrates the

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of

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that have been closed and opened from 2011 to 2018, in a period of 8 years.

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, it can be seen that there was a great variation in the

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of opening and closing

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over the given time.

To begin

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, in 2011, the

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of

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that opened was above 8000, which was greater than the

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of closed ones by nearly 2000.

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, in 2012, the

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of opened

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experienced a sharp decline to one-half, so; it became about 4000. After that, there was a fluctuation between an increase and a decrease in the

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of opened

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from 2012 to 2015, and

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; it remained constant from 2015 to 2016, at about 4000. Regarding the

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of shop closures, in 2012,

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there was a slight reduction in their numbers, they were higher than the total of opened ones.

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, the

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of opened and closed

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was approximately equal, in 2015, the

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of closed

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dropped dramatically to less than 1000, but the

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of opened

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stopped, at 4000, in 2016.