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.

The given line chart compares the

number

of

shops

that opened and closed in a country from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, the

number

of

shops

that opened and closed showed dramatic fluctuations over the 8-year period.

While

more

shops

opened than closed in 2011,

this

trend reversed by 2018.

Initially

, approximately 8500

shops

opened. The

number

of new openings experienced dramatic changes, decreasing from 4000 in 2012 to 6000 in 2014,

while

the

number

of closures saw relatively minor changes, ranging from 6000 to 7000.

However

, the

number

of closures dropped significantly to fewer than 1000 in 2015 but

then

surged to 6000 in 2016, surpassing the

number

of operating

shops

.

This

figure remained stable from 2016 to 2018, with a total of 5000

shops

.

Moreover

, from 2014 to 2018, the

number

of operating

shops

decreased gradually to 4000

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2015 and

then

stabilized at

this

level until it dropped again to 3000 in 2018.