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.

This

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line chart illustrates the

number

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of closing and opening

shops

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in a country every year from 2011 to 2018. The closures counts are drawn by the straight line and

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openings

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the openings

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counts are drawn by the stripped line. There were some fluctuations

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new

shops

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and retired

shops

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in those 8 years. But

overall

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, we can see that there were

less

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fewer

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closed and opened

stores

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at the end

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of the graph, both slightly and greatly decreased. Closure of

shops

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began at the

number

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of around 6500

shops

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in 2011. It was fluctuating until 2014. One year later, the

number

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of shop

closure

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closures

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dramatically dropped to under 1000

stores

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.

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, it increased again to a few higher than 5000.

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, shop

openings

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were highest in the first data, which reached around 8500

openings

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declined in 2012 to slightly below the

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of 4000

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opened. Advancement was happening two years later to 6000 shop

openings

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.

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,

then

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gradually descended over the years and went to a

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of 3000 new

stores

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in 2018.