The line chart illustrates information about the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in a particular country from 2011 to 2018.
Overall, it can be seen that the number of shops that were closed and opened both decreased. Further, the number of shops that were closed showed the greatest decrease.
Looking at the closure data set in more detail, it is evident that the number of shops that were closed stood at approximately 63,000 in 2011. This figure slightly decreased to 59,000 in 2012, then briefly rose to 71,000 in 2013. By 2015, it had shrank to 500, which was the greatest fall on the chart. The number of shops that closed dramatically increased to 51,000 in 2016, then remained almost unchanged in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Turning to the remaining data set, it is clear that the number of shops that opened was approximately 86,000 in 2011. This figure dramatically declined to 4,000 in 2012, briefly increased to 6000 in 2014, dropped to 4000 in 2015, and then remained stable in 2016 and 2017, respectively. In 2018, it shrank to 3000 over the period shown.