The line graph compares the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.
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, both shop closures and openings experienced significant fluctuations throughout the period. Linking Words
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openings were generally higher in the first half of the timeframe, closures became more dominant toward the end.
Regarding shop closures, it started at approximately 6,400 in 2011. Over the following years, Linking Words
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figure experienced a fluctuating trend, reaching a peak of around 7,000 in 2014. By 2015, it dropped sharply to a low of nearly 1,000, before recovering to finish at about 4,500 by the end of the period.
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In contrast
, shop openings followed a different trajectory. Starting at roughly 8,300 in 2011, it saw a series of variations and plummeted to almost zero in 2015. Toward the end of the timeframe, the figure recovered to settle at approximately 3,500 in 2018.Linking Words