The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country betweeen 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the mian feartures, and make comparisons where relevant.

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that closed and opened new

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in one country from 2011 to 2018. Looking at the

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perspective, it is readily apparent that the opening

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dramatically decreased compared with in the years 2011 and 2018.

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, despite of sharp decrease for the year

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2015, the closures

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a little bit declined. A cursory glance at the data reveals that

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8,500

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stores

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opened in 2011

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considerably dropped in 2011 to about 4,000. Between 2012 and 2014, the

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of new shops gradually rose by 4,000 to approximately 6,100.

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period, the

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of shops decreased significantly by over 5,000.

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, between 2015 and 2018 show little changes. Another eye-catching trend is that the

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of closures

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started at over 6,000 in 2011, slightly fell

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6,000 in 2012, rose by 1,000 in 2013, dropped to about 6,500 in the year 2014, and

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declined to 5,00 for the year 2015.

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, it soared sharply in 2016 at nearly 5,000 and maintained a similar level from 2016 and 2018.