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.

This

chart provides information about how the

number

of closing shops and the

number

of new shops in a nation from 2011 to 2018. The

number

of store terminations fluctuated significantly during the periods shown.

On the other hand

, the

number

of

stores

opened slightly increased and decreased. Looking at the information in more detail, in 2011, the

number

of closed

stores

was generally less than the

number

of opened

stores

. The figure for closing

stores

was about 6,300 and the figure for opening

stores

was about 8,500. A year later, in 2012, the

number

of opening

stores

dropped,

while

the

number

of closing

stores

exceeded. Since

then

, in 2015, the

number

of closed

stores

dropped to only 500,

while

the gap in the

number

of open

stores

reached 3,500.

Although

the

number

of store closures was very low in 2015, it exceeded the

number

of new store openings the following year.