The graph below shos 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 comparizons where relevant.

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that shut down and new entry

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in the market in a specific nation from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

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, the number of

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that decided to close their business accounted for more than the total of business that just entered the market over the period, except in the first year. Turning first the total of

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opening in 2018, stood at around 8,500

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fall

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dramatically to just under 4,000 in 2012 but rebounded by roughly 50% in 2014. Until the

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recorded year, 2018, the total of opening

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had decreased gradually to 3,000, which was the lowest point in the trend.

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, stood at around 6,500, The total of

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that shut down had fluctuated before

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significantly to just under 1,000 in 2015,

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rebounded dramatically to roughly 5,000 until the end of the following year.