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.

A glance at the graph provided reveals some slight similarities between the opened and closed

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in a country during the period from 2011 to 2018. It is evident from the information provided that the opened

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in 2011 outnumbered the closed ones at approximately 8500 and 6400 respectively. Yet it seems that by passing time, both closed and opened

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saw fluctuations, before plunging to less than a thousand and 4000 respectively in 2015. From 2015 to 2018, soared to more than 5000 the number of closed

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,

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the number of opening

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remained stable for two years before experiencing another decline and reaching 3000. It is interesting to note that 2015 was a turning point in the study. Prior to 2015, at the beginning of the study period, the number of opened businesses outweighed the closed ones,

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, after that the closed businesses surpassed the openings after less than a decade.