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. Although, it witnessed a peak of 7050 in 2013, that is, within this period of volatility. Afterwards, 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 upto 2018.
In contrast to the pattern of closures, the openings curve bottomed at less than 4000 in 2012, while it began with around 8500 in 2011. The curve peaked at 6000 in 2014. 2015, marked the moment when the pattern deflated to 4000, and remained unaltered up to 2016. However, there was an insignificant increase in the figure in 2017. Following this, the trend fell to 3000 in 2018.