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 comparison where relavant.

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of shops that were opened in a certain country from 2011 to 2018.

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, it is clear from the information that both lines are fluctuating. It is

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noted that more shops were opened at the start of the period.

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, there were more closures

at the end

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of 7 years.

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with, in 2011, about 8000 stores were opened,

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is was the highest

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of all years. From there, the figures dropped significantly to just below 4000 in 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, the numbers rose and stood at 6000. They,

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, dropped to 4000, where they remained constant for 2 years and fell to 3000 in 2018. Moving on, a few shopping centres were closed in 2011 compared to openings (6400). In mid-2011, more stores were closed, reaching the peak in 2023 when the figures reached 7000. From there, a dramatic plunge was experienced , which reached less than 1000 in 2015.

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was the lowest

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recorded. The

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of closures went up again, passing those of openings in mid-2015 and remained at above 5000 until 2018.