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 represents the number of stores that opened and closed in one certain nation from 2011 to 2018.

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it is clear that

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the quantity of shop openings was outpaced by the number of closures in all provided years, except 2011 and 2015.

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with, the number of markets that opened experienced an upward trend at the beginning of the years in 2011, with around 8,500,

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it significantly dropped to just under 4,000 in the year 2012. It

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fluctuated between 2012 and 2015, reaching the same amount, at 4,000. Afterwards, that remained steady from 2015 to 2017, at approximately 4,050,

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slightly decreased to its minimum level ever, being exactly 3,000. In terms of openings, there were roughly 6,400 stores in 2011, whilst

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reflected a fluctuation with nearly 6,500 until the year 2014.

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marked a significant downward point, declining to its lower level, at about 600,

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the reverse was true. Between 2016, 2017, and 2018, the sum of

openings

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shops remained at an almost fixed level, at 5,070, 5,000,

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and 5,060

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respectively.