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, anomake comparisons where relevant.

The line graph provides information about the

number

Use synonyms

of business closures and

openings

Use synonyms

in one nation in the

year

Use synonyms

2011 to 2018.

Overall

Linking Words

, the

number

Use synonyms

of stores that closed and opened has both decreased over the period.

However

Linking Words

, it can be noted that the shop opening has dramatically decreased in the end. Store

openings

Use synonyms

were the highest in the

year

Use synonyms

2011 with approximately 8500.

However

Linking Words

, it dropped to more than half in the following

year

Use synonyms

.

Openings

Use synonyms

started to rise again

the

Change preposition

in the

show examples

next two years reaching 6000 in 2014 before declining in 2015. Since

then

Linking Words

, business

openings

Use synonyms

remained relatively the same at around 4000 and ended at around 3000, the lowest among the periods.

On the other hand

Linking Words

, the

number

Use synonyms

of shops that closed from 2011 to 2014

were

Change the verb form

was

show examples

around 6200 to 7100. In 2015, the numbers dramatically dropped to only 500, the lowest

number

Use synonyms

in all years.

However

Linking Words

, closures of businesses significantly rose again the following

year

Use synonyms

with more than 5000 shops and remained relatively the same until 2018.