The line chart below illustrates the change in shop closures and openings from 2011 to 2018, in a particular country.

The line graph shows the number of

shop

closures

and

openings

in a specific country from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, the trends for

both

shop

closures

and

openings

fluctuated significantly during

this

period, with

closures

generally being higher than

openings

, except in a few years. In 2011,

shop

closures

stood at around 6,500,

while

openings

were lower at approximately 8,500.

Both

figures saw a drop in 2012, with

closures

falling to around 6,000 and

openings

plummeting to 4,000. By 2014,

closures

surged to their peak at 7,000,

whereas

openings

showed a gradual increase, reaching around 6,000 in the same year. The most notable change occurred in 2015 when

closures

dipped sharply to a low of 500,

while

openings

remained steady at 4,000.

Following

this

,

both

figures rose again in 2016, with

closures

increasing dramatically to 5,000 and

openings

slightly rising. In the final two years,

both

openings

and

closures

remained relatively stable, with

closures

around 5,000 and

openings

consistently lower at around 3,000. In summary, the data reflects a fluctuating pattern in

shop

openings

and

closures

, with

closures

typically exceeding

openings

, except in 2015.