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 chart illustrates how the

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of shops that are opened and closed has changed in a country from 2011 to 2018. In terms

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openings

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, there was a plunge from 8000 in 2011 when the opening

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reached the top to 4000 in 2012, before increasing to 6000 in 2014.

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witnessed another decrease,

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3000 in 2018. Contrasting the frequency of

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openings

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, the quantity of

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closures displayed remarkable fluctuations.

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remaining relatively stable at 6,500 between 2011 and 2014, the

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closures notably decreased to 800 in 2015, followed by a significant increase to 5,000 in 2016.

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,

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figure plateaued until 2018 when the

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of closed shops surpassed the

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of

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by 2,000.

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, over the course of these eight years, both the

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closures and

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experienced a declining trend.