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

The line graph gives information about the figure of stores removing and building in a country over the period of 7 years, commencing from 2011.

Overall, both sections witnessed a significant fluctuation and there was a sharp decrease in constructing shops during over the period shown. The most dramatic change can be seen in the number of shopping expenditions which closed.

There were about 6500 shops closed in 2011. The quatity of closures fluctuated during the next 4 years until 2015, there was a gradual fall approximately 700 shops. Then, shop closures rose dramtically to around 5000 in 2016 and remained constantly for the next 2 years with just roughly 5000 in 2018.

In term of shop openings, it reach the highest nearly 8500 in 2011 and dropped sharply in 2012 with 4000 shops. The 2 years later, each year increased by 1000 but in 2015, it back to the 2012 level and remained stable from 2016 to 2017. The number of shop opened continued fall from 4000 to 3000 in 2018.