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.

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of stores which shut down and the

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of new stores that were inaugurated in a particular nation from 2011 to 2018. In concise terms, it can be seen that both the

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and the openings experienced a downward trend in quantity.

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it is clear that

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the total store

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are higher than the openings with the exception of the period between 2014 and 2016. Looking at the figures of the shop which closed in

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detail, it is evident that the

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of shop

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stood at roughly 6500 at the beginning.

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, there was a fluctuation in the period of 3 years, before its figures experienced a sharp drop to nearly 500 in 2015 and reached a plateau.

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the

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of shop

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significantly increased to almost 50000 in 2016 and remained nearly stable until the end of the timeframe. Turning to the remaining statistic, the

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of store openings decreased by almost 4500 between 2011 and 2012. During the period of 2 years later, the figures experienced an upward trend from 4000 to nearly 6000.

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, it slightly decreased and reached exactly 3000

at the end

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of the timestamp.