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 graph

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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

the

number

of

shop

opening

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openings

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was higher than the

number

of

shop

closures

at

first,

but it

lower

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was lower

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than

number

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a number

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of

shop

closures

in the end.

Besides

, the

number

of

shop

closures

saw a dramatic decline in 2015. In 2011, the

number

of

shop

opening

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openings

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stood at around 8500, but it experienced a

shrap

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sharp

decrease to 4000 next year.

However

, openings increased to 6200 and had closed by

closures

in 2014. The

number

of

shop

opening

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openings

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dropped to 4000 in 2015 and fell consistently.

Finally

reaching 3000 by 2018. The figure

of

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closures

fluctuate between 6000 and 7000 from 2011 to 2014.

On the other hand

, the line graph has slumped about 600 in 2015,

then

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

number

of

shop

closures

remainde

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remained

stable at just over 5000.