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.

The line graph illustrates the

number

of stores that started and shut down in a nation from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, in the beginning, the highest

number

of

shops

opened and closed

while

at the end

of the period it reduced.

Firstly

, 8500

shops

opened in 2011, which is the highest

number

in

this

graph.

After

this

, it quickly decreased within a year. The

number

of stores dramatically increased until 2014 and it almost met the closures

shops

count with approximately 6500.

Moreover

, in the middle of the years between 2015 and 2016 the

number

of new

shops

stabilized, next to

this

there was a dramatic increase happened in 2017 with around 4200. In comparison with 2011, the

number

of

shops

decreased to half of the amount in the year 2018.

Secondly

, in 2011 there were around 6500

shops

closed and

this

continuously decreased until 2012. One notable change was that the highest

number

of

shops

closed in 2013.

However

, the lowest

number

of

shops

closed in the year 2015.

Additionally

, in 2016 there were

shops

closed amount rapidly increased to around 5000.