The line graph illustrates the number of shops that opened and closed in a particular country between 2011 and 2018.
Overall, shop openings showed a consistent downward trend after peaking in 2011, whereas closures fluctuated significantly, reaching a dramatic low in 2015 before stabilising in the following years.
In 2011, the number of new shop openings peaked at just over 8,000, the highest figure during the period, while shop closures stood slightly below 7,000. Openings then dropped sharply to 4,000 in 2012, before recovering and rising again to around 6,000 in 2014, which was almost equal to the figure for closures. During the same period, closures showed moderate fluctuations, hovering between 6,000 and 7,000.
Closures experienced a striking decline in 2015, falling to just around 500, the lowest point on the graph. However, this figure rebounded dramatically the following year, climbing to over 5,000. In contrast, shop openings remained relatively stable at about 4,000 during this period.
Between 2016 and 2018, the number of closures remained steady, fluctuating slightly between 5,000 and 6,000. By comparison, openings levelled off at about 4,000 until 2017, before declining further to 3,000 in 2018, the lowest number of openings recorded over the entire timeframe.