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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of store

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and

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in a single nation between the years 2011 to 2018.

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, the

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of shops that closed and opened both experienced a large fluctuation in

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period of time.

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, it can be seen that most of the time

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dominate the

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, except in 2012 and 2015. The starting

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of

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fluctuated roughly between 6.000 and 7.000 during the first four years, before dropping to its lowest point at approximately 600, in 2015.

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,

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rocketed to slightly above 5.000 and stayed around

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level until the end of the year, leaving behind the

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with 3.000. In 2011, around 8.500 shops opened, which is the highest

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for both

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and

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, with a variance of approximately 2.000 to

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. Afterwards, in 2012 it significantly fell to 4.000 before bouncing back up to roughly 6.000, reaching nearly the same level with

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.

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dropped again to its 2012 level in 2015, where it remained until it fell

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at 3.000

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of the year.