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

The provided line graph depicts the

number

of shop closures and the

number

of shop openings in a country from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, both trends experienced a decrease with some fluctuations occurring throughout the year

period

.

To begin

with, the total of shops that opened in 2011 stood at around 8.500, marking its peak in the initial

period

. After that, the

number

plummeted to 4.000 shops in 2012 before it surged to about 6.000 in the subsequent two years.

However

, in 2015, the figure

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store openings dropped suddenly, hitting the same

number

as it was in 2012, and continued to flatten out in the following three years before it dropped to 3.000 in 2018.

Similarly

, the total of outlet closings in 2011 was about 6.400

units

.

This

was followed by a slight dip in 2012, hitting 6.000

units

and a rebound to 7.000 in 2013, reaching the highest figure throughout the

period

.

However

, it showed a downward trend in the subsequent two years, hitting the lowest point in 2015 at approximately 500

units

. The

number

,

then

, skyrocketed ten-fold to 5.000

units

in 2018

then

levelled off

at the end

of the

period

.