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 chart illustrates the amount of

stores

closing and opening in a certain country from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, the amount of

stores

opening showed a gradual decline in the span of seven years,

while

the

number

of

stores

closing reflected a fluctuation over the same period. In the beginning, there were 8500

stores

that were opened, which later became the highest

number

of

shops

opened until 2018.

However

, the numbers

then

significantly declined to more than half in the next year. Starting from 2012 until 2014, fortunately, the numbers gradually rose by two thousand. Despite the addition, after 2014 onwards, the

number

of

shops

did not show growth

,

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and plummeted in 2018 with only 3000

shops

which were opened. Contrary to

shops

’ openings, the

number

of

shops

’ closures at the start of the time span is not as high as the openings, marked at 6500

shops

. A

number

of

stores

’ closings were always much bigger than the openings, except for 2011 and 2015. The total highest recorded for

stores

’ closing was in 2013 with slightly over 7000

stores

, and the lowest was in 2015 with 500

stores

, making a 6500 difference between.