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 graph depicts the

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of shop closures and openings in a particular country from 2011 to 2018.

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, both numbers have declined over the given period.

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the opening

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decreased from the highest

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to the lowest.

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with, the quantity of the opened and closed

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were 8500 and 6100 respectively, in 2011. The following year, the

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of openings went down dramatically to just under 4000 before increasing to 6200 in 2014.

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, the closure

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fluctuated until dropped to almost the same level as opening

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in 2014. In 2015, there was a sharp decrease in the

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of closures and hit a low of 500.

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figure soared significantly at 5000 and

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remained stable over the end of the period. Meanwhile, the

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of opened

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dropped by 2000 in 2015 and stayed relatively unchanged before reaching 3000 in 2018.