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 chart displays the

number

of new stores opened and the

number

of stores shut down in the same county from 2011 to 2018.

Overall

, both numbers either opened or closed

shops

decreased significantly over the entire period. The rate of opening stores reduced dramatically,

while

the

number

of closed

shops

dropped significantly.

Firstly

, the

openings

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opening

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figure was truly huge nearly about 8.500 in the first year of the duration, before the

number

decreased sharply to under 4.000 in 2012. The ratio of opening

shops

rose gradually nearly to 6.000 and the rate declined again to 4.000 in 2015. Between 2015 and 2017, the figure of openings remained relatively stable at 4.000 before it dropped slightly to 3.000 by 2018.

Secondly

, the closures

number

of

shops

fluctuated at the beginning years of

this

spell by around 6.500 and 7.000. The rate of closures decreased considerably to only 900 in 2015 and grew significantly to over 5.000 in 2017 before the ratio of closure of

shops

remained steady at around 5.000 in the

last

three years of

this

term.