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

and

openings

of new

shops

in a particular country between the

years

2011 and 2018. In 2011 approximately 6,400

shops

closed. The

number

of

closures

fluctuated over the next four

years

until 2015

,

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when there was a dramatic fall in

closures

to roughly 700

shops

. The following year the

number

of

shops

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

years

, with just over 5,000

closures

in 2018. The

number

of new

shops

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

number

of

openings

then

fell to the 2012 level

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but remained stable for the next two

years

. The

last

recorded year, 2018, saw a

further

fall to 3,000 new

openings

, the lowest point in

this

seven year

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period.

Overall

, the

number

of shop

closures

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

In contrast

, new shop

openings

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