The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line chart depicts shop closures and openings in a particular country over the course of 8 year from 2011 to 2018. Overall, with a considerable fall in 2012 and 2015, it generally demonstrated a tendency toward decline over these times.
The dotted line, which indicates the number of shops opened, had its peak with 8500 in the first year. However, it suffered a significant decline in the next year, almost half of it to 4000. Before dropping to 3000 in the final year, the line continued to drop in 2015 and showed slight changes in 2017.
The second line began at around 6200 shops that closed in the initial year. It slightly fell to 6000 in 2012 before it rose to 7000. The trend plunged sharply to nearly 500 in 2015 and climbed again in the following year. Afterwards, it almost remained unchanged until the end of the period.
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