The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and number of new shops that opend in one century, between 2011 and 2018. summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the

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of shop closures and

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over seven years.

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, More

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have been opened compared to those that have been closed., with the former overtaking the latter group by the end of the period. At the beginning of the period, over 8,000 new

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were established,

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around 6,000

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were closed. In the following year, the

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of both

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and closures declined, with the former witnessing the sharpest decrease, reaching a low of just under 4,000.

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, with a substantial increase, the

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of

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and closures reached a relatively equal

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, at around 6,000. By 2015, the

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of closed

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bottomed down to roughly under 1,000. In the same year, only 4,000 new

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were opened, and the

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remained unchanged for the next year.

At the end

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of the period, the

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of

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surpasses those that were closed, with roughly over 5,000 and 3,000 respectively.