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. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the

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of shop

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and openings in a country from 2011 to 2018.

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, it is noticeable that both trends experienced fluctuations.

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at the beginning, the openings were more than

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,

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were far more by the end of the period. In detail, in 2011, the

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of new shops peaked at around 8,500, before decreasing significantly to 4,000 by 2012. The

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increased to 6,000, reaching the same level with the

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. In 2015, the figure declined to 4,000, almost the same as it was in 2012. There was no dramatic change until 2017.

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, by 2018, the

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of opened shops fell by 2,000. In 2011, the

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of closed shops was about 6,200, falling slightly to 6,000 in 2012. The

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peaked at nearly 7,000 in 2013.

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was followed by a sharp decline, dropping below 1,000 by 2015. The figure

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saw a sharp climb, reaching approximately 5,000 in 2016 and remaining the same until the end of the period.