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The image shows a line graph with two lines, one solid representing shop closures and one dashed representing shop openings from 2011 to 2018. In 2011, shop closures were around 5400, increasing to 7300 in 2012, decreasing to around 6900 in 2013, then rising to 8000 in 2014, dropping to around 5800 in 2015, 4600 in 2016, then increasing to 5400 in 2017 and 6600 in 2018. Shop openings started around 5900 in 2011, dropped to around 5600 in 2012, rose to around 7000 in 2013, then decreased to 6900 in 2014, dropped drastically to around 3200 in 2015, then increased to around 5500 in 2016, 5800 in 2017 and 6300 in 2018. Closures were consistently higher than openings except in 2013 and 2014.
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The provided line graph illustrates the fluctuating numbers of shop closures and new shop openings in a particular country from the year 2011 to 2018.
The data reveals that the number of shop closures was consistently higher than the count of new shop openings throughout the period, with the exception of 2013 and 2014.
In 2011, approximately 8500 new shops opened, while the number of closures stood at around 6300. However, the following year saw a significant decline in new openings to 4000. Concurrently, there was a notable increase in closures, reaching its peak in 2014 at 8000. Notably, in 2015, shop closures plummeted to just 500, whereas new openings spiked to almost 4000.
During the eight-year period, closures consistently surpassed openings except for 2013 and 2014, indicating a trend of economic instability. The data highlights a clear disparity between closures and openings, with closures dominating the retail landscape in the country studied.
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