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. Kasiyet

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of

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that started and stopped operating in a specific country between 2011 and 2018.

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, the data clearly shows that the numbers for both newly opened and closed

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changed significantly over the given period.

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the beginning, there were more

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opening than closing, but by the end of the period, the

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of closures became higher. In 2011, nearly 8,500

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were opened,

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fewer than 7,000 closed.

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, by 2012, the

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of new

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dropped sharply to 4,000.

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decrease, the figure gradually increased, reaching 6,000 in 2014.

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remained constant for three years, after which it fell dramatically to 3,000 in 2018. Regarding shop closures, the

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dropped significantly to below 1,000 in 2015.

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, it rose sharply the following year and remained steady at approximately 5,000 by 2018.