“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.”

The graph provides data regarding the

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of shop

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and openings in a specific country from 2011 to 2018.

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the

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of stores that closed and opened dropped by the end of the

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, with a few significant fluctuations throughout

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time. It is

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evident that

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exceed openings in the second part of the

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. Focusing first on the first part of the

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, in 2011, the

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of new shops stood at approximately 8,500, which was

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2,000 more than those that closed.

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, by 2012, the figure for new stores more than halved, which was followed by its increase of 2,000 by 2014, reaching almost the same level as the

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of

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. In 2015, the

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of shops that were closed dropped dramatically to only 500, making it 3,500 fewer than the

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of new ones. Turning to the second part of the

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, by 2016, the frequency of

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rose significantly, to slightly over 5,000, remaining stable by the end of the

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. Regarding openings, by 2017, the figure was unchanged, which was followed by a slight decrease of 1,000 by 2018.