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 line graph gives information about the

number

of

shops

categorized by closures and openings in one country from 2011 to 2018. The initial impression is that the

number

of closed

shops

and opened

shops

fluctuated sharply during the same period. It is clearly seen from the chart that from 2011 to 2012 the

number

of

shops

which closed increased steadily by about 500. There was,

then

, a peak at around 7,000 in 2013. After that, the

number

of closed stores witnessed a significant decrease of almost 6,500 between 2013 to 2015.

Moreover

, a dip can be seen in the

number

of closures at slightly 500,

while

it recovered until 2016. During the

last

2 years, the

number

of closed

shops

remained approximately unchanged.

According to

the figure, the

number

of opened

shops

fell to just under 4000 from 2011 to 2012. From 2012 up to 2014, it experienced a notable rise of nearly 6,000 and hit a peak before experiencing a decline of around 4,000 in 2015. The

number

of openings plateaued at about 4,000 from 2015 to 2017. It,

next,

went down until 2018.