The graph 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 shows trends in shop

closures

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and

openings

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of new

shops

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in a particular country between the

years

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2011 and 2018. In 2011 approximately 6,400

shops

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closed. The

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of

closures

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fluctuated over the next four

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until 2015

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when there was a dramatic fall in

closures

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to roughly 700

shops

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. The following year the

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of

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closing their doors rose sharply, reaching over 5,000. The figures remained steady for the next two

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, with just over 5,000

closures

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in 2018. The

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of new

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opening decreased dramatically between 2011 (approximately 8,500) and 2012 ( just under 4,000) but rebounded by roughly 50% by 2014. In 2015, the

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of

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fell to the 2012 level

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but remained stable for the next two

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. The

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recorded year, 2018, saw a

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fall to 3,000 new

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, the lowest point in

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seven year

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period.

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, the

number

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of shop

closures

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has remained within the 5,000 to 7,000 range (with the exception of 2015).

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, new shop

openings

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have shown a wider range of figures, but generally indicate a downward trend over the same period.