The graph illustrates the number of shops that closed and the number new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.
Overall, the number of stalls that closed is greater than the number of stalls that opened during the period.
The trend of closures saw slight fluctuations from 2011 to 2014, and proceeded to hit the rock bottom of less than 1000 in 2015. This number soared to a little more than 5000 in 2016 and witnessed negligible changes later on. Furthermore, the peak of this trajectory was in 2013, when over 1000 shops were closed.
In contrast to the pattern of closures, the openings curve bottomed at lesser than almost 4000 in 2012, while it began with around 8500 in 2011. The curve peaked at 6000 in 2014. 2014 marked the moment when the pattern deflated to 4000 in 2015, and remained stable up to 2017. Following this, the trend fell to 3000 in 2018.