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.

The given graph illustrates the comparison of how many stores closed and how many new stores opened in a country from 2011 to 2018.

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, the average number of store closures was more than the average number of

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during the time period given,

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there was a dramatic decline in

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closures in 2015.

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the data, approximately 6400

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were closed in 2011.

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the following years, 2012-2014, the number of

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that closed experienced an up and down, there was a significant drop in 2015 to below 1000

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. The

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closures

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drastically went up to around 5000 before

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slightly stable until 2018. In terms of the

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of

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openings

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, 2011 witnessed the biggest

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openings

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with around 8500

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openings

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. In the next year, 2012, there was a decrease

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4500

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that were opened.

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, in the following two years, the

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openings

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gradually increased to approximately 6000

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before

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down to exactly 4000 in 2015.

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, in the period of 2015-2017, the

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openings

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remained steady and

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falled

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by around 1000 in 2018.