The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shop 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 line graph illustrates the

number

of opened and closed

shops

in a particular country from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

,

it is clear that

during the period of eight years, the

number

of shop closures majorly exceeds the

shop

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openings,

while

both numbers tended to decrease throughout the period.

According to

the data, 2011 was the year when there were more

shops

opened

at

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around 8,500

stores

as

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its peak. In the

mean time

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, the

number

of closed

shops

were

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at approximately 6,500

stores

. Three years later, the

number

of new

stores

declined significantly

at

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around 6,000

stores

, after experiencing a sharp fall

at

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4,000

stores

in 2012.

On the other hand

, the

number

of

stores

which were out-of-business remained relatively stable during the same period.

Furthermore

, in 2015, the

number

of those who started their business experienced a decrease

by

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2,000,

while

the

number

of closed

shops

decreased dramatically to below 1,000

stores

during the year.

However

, until 2017, the

number

of

shops

entering the market remained unchanged, but the

number

of closed

shops

managed to rise

up

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to 5,000

stores

at that time. In 2018, the

number

of new

stores

fell to its trough at 3,000

stores

,

while

for the closed

shops

, the numbers remained stable.