The diagram illustrates the number of shops in the situation of close and open in one country from 2011 to 2018.

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shops

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close

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and

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in one country between 2011 and 2018. Units are measured in

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.

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, it can clearly be seen that there were no specific

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since

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both fluctuated throughout the given period.

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, in general, we can say that the

number

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of

shops

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that were closed and opened fell over the seven years. In terms of the total

shops

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that were closed, the

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of closed

shops

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started at approximately 8500.

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the

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drastically declined to 4000 before going up and

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went down again.

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2015 until 2016, the closed

shops

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remained steady at exactly 4000.

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, the

number

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hit a trough at precisely 3000 in the

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period. Regarding the

shops

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in the situation of open, the total of opened

shops

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stood at nearly 6500. In the following years, the

number

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witnessed a gradual rise and down. In 2014, the opened stores had a dramatic decrease to just under 1000 but

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significantly grew to just above 5000. The

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relatively stable until 2018.