The line chart gives details of shop closures and openings in a nation between 2011 and 2018. Looking from the overall perspective, it is readily apparent that both figures were in decline, though most noticeably the number of openings. After an erratic trend for both categories, by the end of the period closures had become more common.
In 2011, there were approximately 8,500 opening in the country, significantly higher than 6,200 closures. Over the next several year, opening dropped to a low of 4,000 and then partly recovered to 6,100 in 2014.clousers were more stable and rose to a peak of 7,100 in 2013 before dropped nearly the same level as opening in 2014.
After this point, closures fell dramatically to just 600 in 2015 before returning to slightly depressed levels and finishing the time surveyed at 5,100. In contrast, to openings declined less substantially to around 4,000 between 2015 and 2017 and dipped to end at 3,000 precisely in 2018.