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 graph describes the number of retail outlets closed and opened in an unnamed region in the years 2011 and 2018.

Overall

, there was a significant fall in both closures and openings of the

stores

from 2011 to 2018. In 2011, many

shops

were opened which was approximately around 8000 and experienced a dramatic decline in 2012, with roughly around 25% of

stores

being constructed. It

then

gradually showed an upward trend with just above 6000

stores

developed before it went down again in 2015 to 4000

shops

and remained stable until 2016.

In addition

, it increased very slightly just over 4000 until it dropped to 3000 in 2018, which was the least

stores

opened in the past eight years.

On the other hand

, the closure started with a decline from 2011 to 2012 with just below 6000

stores

.

Then

, it gradually increased to just over 7000 in 2013 before it went down to around 6500

shops

closed in 2014 and significantly dropped below 1000 in 2015.

Although

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in 2016 the number of

shops

closed showed a sudden increase to just over 5000, it went down again slightly in 2012 with 5000

stores

and rose to just over 5000 by 2018.