The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.

The line graph describes the amount of new shops opening and older ones closing in a country from 2011 to 2018. The numbers show the sum of stores people open and close. First of all, we can see a definite downtrend for both occurrences. Most citizens started their business in 2011, as we can see the number being the highest at roughly 8500.

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, the number plunged to only 4000 in the following year. It went back up to about 6100 in the next 2 years, but it quickly proceeded again with its trend, as it fell down to 4000 in 2015 and

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3000 in 2018.

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the closures of stores

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went down from approximately 6400 to 5200 throughout the 8 years, it experienced a small fluctuation from the year 2011 to 2014, reaching a peak at about 7100 in 2013. Following it was a huge dip to a mere 800 in 2015. It

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surged back up to about 5100 in 2016 and became more steady until the end of the period. To summarize, the heat of people starting retail has calmed down.

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the fact of the higher competitive scene in the market