the graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number oof new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

The line chart illustrates the trend of

shop

closures and openings in a country within eight

years

. In 2011, about 8500 new stores were opened but just one year later in 2012, it was reduced to nearly half with the figure standing at 4000. Two

years

later, the opening rate saw an increase, but it again fell to 4000 and continued to become steady in upcoming

years

. It is clear from the chart that in 2014, there was a balance between openings and closures.

Shop

owners tended to terminate their existing businesses, rather than start new ones, except for the

years

2011 and 2015. Before 2014, the number of people who wanted to close their shops

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was between 6000 to 7000,

then

it dropped suddenly to less than 1000 in 2015, but only one year later, it returned to the usual trend standing at about 5000.

Overall

, There was a high demand for

shop

openings in 2011,

while

there was a drop in

shop

closures in 2015.