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.

The line graph below illustrates the

number

of closed and opened stores in an unknown country between 2011 and 2018.

Overall

, it is noticeable that the

number

of both openings and closures decreased.

Although

considering several fluctuations, the decline of opened shops was more than closed ones over the mentioned duration.

To begin

with, the

number

of openings in 2011 was 8500 but it dipped to only 4000 in 2012 and after that, it recovered and reached 6100 in 2014.

whereas

the

number

of closures was 6400 in 2010 and with some fluctuations, it almost levelled off with 6500 in 2014.

In addition

, the

number

of closed shops fell to the minimum

number

of 500,

although

it reached 5100 in 2016 and

finally

stood at the same

number

in 2018. On the other side, the openings decreased to 4000 in 2015 levelled off in 2016 and 2017 and

then

declined to 3000 in 2018.