The provided line graph demonstrates the number of stores that closed and new stores that opened in a particular nation between 2011 and 2018.
From an overall perspective, it is apparent that the number of both closures and openings declined steadily throughout the given period.
Around 8,500 new shops opened in 2011, but this number experienced a sharp fall the next year to just below 4,000. This figure hovered between 4,000 and 6,000 from 2012 to 2015, remaining relatively stable for the following two years, and ended at 3,000 in 2018.
Unlike the openings, the number of closures was comparatively smaller at the beginning, starting at approximately 6,500. This number experienced a steady decrease the following year before fluctuating around 7,000 and 6,500 in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, there was a dramatic drop in the number of closures to around 500, but this number skyrocketed the next year before remaining constant for the following two years.