The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.

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and openings in a particular nation during the period from 2011 to 2018.

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and openings both saw declines and fluctuations, illustrating a notable trend during the given period. Looking at the information in more detail, for the opening, in 2011, it started at almost 8,500

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dropped to 4,000 in 2012. Afterwards, the figure dramatically rose to above 6,000.

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, it maintained

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4,000 between 2015 to 2016. Ultimately, it reached a low point of 3,000

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2018. Moving on to the shop

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, it can be seen that the number of

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was about 6,300 in 2011 , and

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fluctuated from nearly 6,000 to 7,000 from 2011 to 2014.

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the figure significantly decreased to 500 in 2015, with a surge to above 5,000 in 2016, and

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slightly declined. By 2018, the number of

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was roughly 5,000. Compared to 2011, the number diminished by almost 5,000.