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

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

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, the amount of

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

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the

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of

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

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that were opened, which later became the highest

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of

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opened until 2018.

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, the numbers

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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

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of

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did not show growth

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and plummeted in 2018 with only 3000

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which were opened. Contrary to

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’ openings, the

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of

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

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. A

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of

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

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’ closing was in 2013 with slightly over 7000

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, and the lowest was in 2015 with 500

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, making a 6500 difference between.