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.

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line graph illustrates how many stores closed and started to work in one country during the seven years before 2018.

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, it can be seen that both trends were downward during that period. During the first year, a sharp decrease was reported in the

number

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of

shops

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that opened there.

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the

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of

shops

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which was closed reduced a few. In the next two years, both groups of

shops

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experienced significant growth, reaching the same level. In the fourth year, the closed

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dropped to less than 1,000.

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, the

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of

shops

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that launched was about 4,000. In the

last

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three years, the trend was upward, and a huge

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of

shops

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were closed until 2016. The openings trend remained unchanged in that year.

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, it was indicated that there was a dramatic fall in the

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of

shops

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which were opened.

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, around 5,000 stores started their activities. All in all,

it is clear that

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the

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of shop closures was higher than openings in the end.