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 comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates how many

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were pulled down and opened in a nation from 2011 to 2018.

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, the new opening

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and the pulling down

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had experienced a decrease over a period of 7 years, and closures sharply fell in 2015. In regards to new

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, the

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of them was 8.500 in 2011 and declined by more than one to two in 2012.

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, the quantity grew gradually from 2012 to 2014. After 2014, their

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started to decrease by 2000 in 2015 and remained steady until 2017. New shops were opened in 2018, with a

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of one-third in 2011. The

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of closing

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was about 6.400 in the year

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2011 and fell to just under 6000 after a year.

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closures slightly surged from 2012 to 2013, they hit the lowest amount in 2015 to almost 500. After 2015, the numbers dramatically rose

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to just above 5000 and flattened out until 2018.