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 closing shops and the

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

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of store terminations fluctuated significantly during the periods shown.

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, the

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of

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

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of closed

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was generally less than the

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of opened

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. The figure for closing

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was about 6,300 and the figure for opening

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

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of opening

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dropped,

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the

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of closing

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exceeded. Since

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, in 2015, the

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of closed

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dropped to only 500,

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the gap in the

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of open

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reached 3,500.

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the

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

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of new store openings the following year.