The given line chart indicates the 
number
 of shop closures and openings in one country during 2011 and 2018. Use synonyms
Overall
, the Linking Words
number
 of shop openings experienced a dramatic drop in 2012 Use synonyms
then
 showed a significant increase in 2014. Linking Words
However
, the Linking Words
number
 of closed shops showed a noticeable downward trend in 2015 Use synonyms
while
 it fluctuated slightly in different years.
The Linking Words
number
 of new shops reached its Use synonyms
high 
peak in 2011 Correct word choice
apply
then
 underwent a rapid decrease from 8500 to 4000, Linking Words
then
 remained unchanged for 3 years. Linking Words
At the end
 of the period, the Linking Words
number
 consistently fell again, ending at 3000.
In comparison with the opening shops' Use synonyms
number
, the closures Use synonyms
number
 showed slight fluctuations between 2011 and 2014. A significant change appeared in 2015; it dropped sharply and reached its lowest Use synonyms
number
 at around 500, but jumped suddenly to over 5000 within a year. The figures remained stable Use synonyms
at the end
 of the period.Linking Words