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

The line chart displays the

amount

of new and closed markets in one country between 2011 and 2018.

Overall

, the biggest

number

of closing

shops

was in 2014,

while

the least

number

was in 2015.

Besides

, the biggest

number

of

shops

opened was in 2011,

however

, the fewest

number

of

openings

was in 2018. The

number

of

openings

was more than the

closures

at the beginning of the period as their quantities were 8500 and 6500 respectively.

Then

, the

number

of both types of

shops

declined as the

number

of

openings

had a bigger decrease compared to the

closures

in the next year. After that, the

number

of

openings

jumped by 50% of its current

amount

for the next two years,

however

, the

number

of

closures

fluctuated insignificantly during

this

period. In 2014, the

amount

of opening and closing was almost equal to 6000

shops

. Next year, both relative numbers dropped dramatically as the first one reached half of the initial

number

and the later one reached below 1000.

Then

, the

number

of opened

shops

increased insignificantly,

whereas

the

amount

of closed

shops

increased by five times its previous value for the next two years. For the

last

year, the

number

of

openings

declined by one-fifth of its previous

number

,

while

the

closures

stayed the same.