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 graph illustrates the data about the

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of

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closures and the new

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establishment from 2011 to 2018. In general, both categories had a downward trend during seven years.

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, the

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of new

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opened was a more noticeable decrease.

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, the closed

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had a more significant low, except in 2015 the amount

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decreased sharply. Regarding the stores that closed, there were nearly 6500

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recorded in 2011. For the third consecutive

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, the

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of stores oscillated from under 6000 to more than 7000

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before they dipped in 2015 with approximately 500 at the bottom. Rising back up in the following

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, the figures tenfold the

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before went up to 5000

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.

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, the

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of

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remained stable in the next

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. In another aspect, the figures for

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openings started with a peak in 2011, with over 8500

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before they fell dramatically in the next

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. The line of

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opening shows the lowest point by more than 50% with relatively 4000

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. In the second continuous

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, the

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of

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rebounded and reached the second peak,

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6000

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in 2014.

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data

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dropped to the 2012 level and levelling off until 2017 before fluctuating in 2018 to around 3000

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.