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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant

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of shop closures and

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in a specific country between 2011 and 2018.

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, there was a downward trend in the

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that closed and opened. At the beginning of the

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the

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were significantly higher than the opening,

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trend reversed by 2018. In 2012

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drastically decreased, going from just under 9,000 in 2012 to around 4,000. The

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slightly increased over the years, reaching its peak in 2014 with just over 6,000

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.

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data reached a new low in 2018 (3,000). Speaking about closures, the

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decreased over the years. In 2016, the

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of closed

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reached its lowest point, under 1,000.

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drastically increased in 2016 when just over 5,000

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were closed.

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data remained quite stable in the following years. By 2018, the

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of closed

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surpassed the

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of new

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that opened.