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.

Two graphs illustrate

closures

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the closures

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and openings of

shops

in one country between 2011 and 2018. These graphs both experienced a decline in the

overall

trend over the period of time.

To begin

, numerous sellers opened not only their

shops

in early 2011 which was

as

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the peak, but

also

closed about

to

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6500

shops

.

Firstly

, the graph for

opening

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the opening

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of

shops

bounced back to opening 6100 from 4000 after it dropped from the peak.

However

, it diminished again by 2000 between 2014 and 2015, leading to

end up

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with opening lower number of

shops

in 2018 as it continued to decrease slowly.

Secondly

, the graph for

closure

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the closure

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of

shops

increased to 7000 in 2013 as soon as it dropped insignificantly in 2012.

Nevertheless

, it decreased enormously from 6300 to 500 in 2015, but it recovered up to 5100 in 2016.

Hence

, the trend didn't have a horrendous movement between 2016 and 2018.