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

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of shops that closed and opened in one country from 2011 to 2018. Years are measured in one-year

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and the

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of shops are measured in thousand intervals.

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, the

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of both

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and

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in the first year

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greater than the

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year 2018. The

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of

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showed at 6300 in 2011,

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dropped slightly to 6000. It represented a gradual increase at 7100 in 2013

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and declined marginally at 6500. From 2014 to 2015, it decreased dramatically

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700,

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skyrocketed to 5100 in 2016. Between 2016 and 2018, it remained at around 5000. In terms of

openings

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, the

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of

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dropped significantly from 2011 to 2012 at 8500 and 4000, respectively. It showed gradual increases until 2014 at 6000. It declined slightly to 4000 in 2015,

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stayed at 4000 for 3 years. In 2018, it decreased

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3000. Looking at

closures

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, from 2014 to 2015, the

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charge was the biggest in both closings and

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. In terms of

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, the

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of

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in 2011 showed the largest at 8500. In 2014, both the

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of

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appeared the same at around 6000.