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 illustrates the proportion of closed

markets

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and brand-new ones which opened in a single country from 2011 to 2018.

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, it can be seen that the

number

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of both closed

shops

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and open

stores

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witnessed a dramatic fluctuation during these eight years. Over 8500 new

shops

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were opened in 2011

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the

number

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of old

markets

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stood at about 2000 fewer in 2011.

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, the

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of new

stores

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decreased rapidly and became less than 4000 in 2012.

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, the proportion of old outlets experienced a slight decline to 6000 in 2012.

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, the

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of both closed

shops

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and newly opened

markets

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rose steadily until the

number

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of closed

stores

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peaked at over 7000 in 2013 during

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period, followed by a gradual decrease to around 6500

shops

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in 2014.

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, the

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of opened

shops

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continued to grow to reach over 6000

markets

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in 2014. In 2014, the closed

markets

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saw a significant fall in

amount

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and hit a low of less than 500

shops

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in 2015.

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, the

number

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of new

stores

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decreased slightly to 4000

shops

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, the

amount

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of new outlets remained constant until 2017

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it had a slight decrease to 3000

stores

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in 2018.

On the contrary

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, the proportion of closed outlets grew rapidly to over 5000

markets

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in 2016. But it almost levelled out until the

last

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year of the period,2018.