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 line graph compares store

closures

and

openings

in terms of the

number

of

shops

in one country within the timespan of 8 years, commencing from 2011.

Overall

, what stands out from the graph is that there were significant changes in both

closures

and

openings

over the shown period. Another notable point is that

although

the

number

of new

shops

exceeded that of closed

shops

in the first year, there were more stores that ceased to exist by the end of the period. In 2011, the respective numbers of

closures

and

openings

were around 6500

shops

and 8500

shops

. Over the following 3 years, the closed

shops

saw a slight fluctuation, at over 6500

shops

;

however

, the opened

shops

dramatically decreased to approximately 6000

shops

. By 2015, the store

closures

plummeted sharply, hitting its lowest point at around 1000

shops

,

while

there was a decrease of 2000

shops

in the

number

of new

shops

. From 2016 to 2018, the

closures

rose to around 5000

shops

,

then

oscillated steadily in the remaining periods,

while

the

number

of shop

openings

was lower, at 3000

shops

in 2018.