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.

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line chart gives information about how many

shops

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closed, and how many new stores opened in a certain country, over a period of 7 years.

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, what stands out from the graph is that the rate of closing and opening

shops

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saw a downward trend.

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, at the beginning of the

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the figure for opening

shops

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was more than closing them, there were more closures

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of the duration. In 2011,

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a number

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of

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shops

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openings was at the highest rate in the whole period with approximately 8500, albeit, it saw a sharp

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drop

to just under 4000 in 2012. After that, it experienced a fluctuating trend, until levelled off at 3000 in 2018. As for

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for

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closed, it started at just above 6000, and saw a few years

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until 2014.

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, it witnessed a sharp fall to under 1000 in 2015, which was the lowest amount in

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all years.

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point, the rate saw

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dramatic rise and

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overtook

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opening

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the opening

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shops

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trend and reached roughly 6000 in 2018.