The graph 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 comparison where relevant.

The line graph below represents the figures for shops that stopped running businesses and started new businesses in one country between 2011 and 2018. The highest number of

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openings

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was in 2011 with almost 8,500 stores

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almost 6,500 shops were closed.

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, the huge amount of

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openings

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rapidly dropped to 4,000 in the following year, 2012

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the figure for

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closures only decreased to 6,000. The

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figures for

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closures were stable until 2014 with only a small amount of up and down but it hit almost 0 in the next year, in 2015.

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, the line graph of

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openings

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gradually increased after it had experienced a massive drop between 2011 and 2012. Since the line of

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openings

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hit 6,000 in 2014, it has decreased until 2018, recording 3,000 in 2018.

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, the figures

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closures showed

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almost 0 in 2015 and gradually recovered