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.
The line chart depicts how many
stores
were closed and opened from 2011 to 2018.
In general, the statistics for shops which were closed were more than for stores
that were open almost every year except for 2011 and 2015.
According to
the diagram, opening stores
presented a downward trend on average. In 2011, about 8500 stores
opened while
6200 outlets stopped running business. After that, in 2012, the figure for stores
which started the business decreased to 4000 and it rose until 2014 again. Additionally
, the figure has dropped since 2014. Besides
, it is worth noting that the number has remained flat during 2015 and 2017. The next year, that is
2018, 3000 stores
opened.
Regarding the condition of closures, it is noticeable that the lowest point in 2015 showed only under 1000 outlets stopped their business and the line displayed a V-shaped trend from 2014 to 2016. As for other years, from 2011 to 2014, the statistics ranged from 6000 to 7000, for the latter half of the years, the figure rocketed up to over 5000 in 2016. Since then
, it has kept nearly 5000.Submitted by hayashidajinja820 on
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