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.

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the amount of shops closed and the amount of shops opened in the country over a period of 7 years.

It is clear that

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the

number

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of

shop

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opening

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openings

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was higher than the

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of

shop

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closures

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first,

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but it

lower

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than

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number

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a number

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of

shop

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closures

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in the end.

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, the

number

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of

shop

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closures

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saw a dramatic decline in 2015. In 2011, the

number

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of

shop

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opening

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openings

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stood at around 8500, but it experienced a

shrap

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decrease to 4000 next year.

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, openings increased to 6200 and had closed by

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in 2014. The

number

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of

shop

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opening

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openings

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dropped to 4000 in 2015 and fell consistently.

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reaching 3000 by 2018. The figure

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closures

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fluctuate between 6000 and 7000 from 2011 to 2014.

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, the line graph has slumped about 600 in 2015,

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rose rapidly to 5000 next year. Between 2016 and 2018, the

number

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of

shop

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closures

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remainde

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remained

stable at just over 5000.