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.

The line chart depicts the

number

of shop closures and openings in a specific area from 2011 to 2018.

It is clear that

the

number

of closed consistently outweighs the

number

of new shop openings throughout the period, except for a short period in 2014 when they were almost equal. In 2011, the

number

of closed and open stores began at about 6500 and 8500 respectively, indicating that more

shops

were opening than closing.

However

, the sections had a significant decrease in 2012 to reach 6000 closed

shops

and 4000 new

shops

. The

number

of closed and newly opened

shops

was 7000 and 5000, respectively, in 2013, which means an increase of about 25%.

While

the new stores continued to increase at 6000, the closed

shops

decreased gradually to about 6500 in 2014.

Furthermore

, in 2015, the

number

of store closures dramatically dropped to just 500,

while

the

number

of new

shops

experienced a slight decline, falling to 4,000. From 2016 to 2018, the

number

of store closures remains stable. The

number

of newly opened stores decreased sharply from 4000 to 3000 during those years.