3   New enterprises, enterprise drop outs and enterprise clousure, by legal form. 2001-2002, number of enterprises per 1 January 2001-2003
  Enterprises per 1 January 2001 Enterprises registered in 2001 Enterprises established in 2001 Enterprise drop out in 2001 Enterprises closure in 2001 Enterprises per 1 January 2002 Enterprises registered in 2002 Enterprises established in 2002 Enterprise drop out in 2002 Enterprises closure in 2002 Enterprises per 1 January 2003
Total  262 379 38 373 35 537 21851 18526  284 719 42 125 39 041 21 062 17 083  306 300
                       
General partnership 7 737 1 216 1 123 823 598 8 089 1 001  886  749  521 8 317
Private limited company  118 533 11 669 10 052 8197 6880  121 770 11 108 9 502 7 636 6 077  125 725
Public limited company  529 35 34 28 19  534 19 14 24 20  506
General partnership with shared liability 3 464 1 252 1 166 423 328 3 870 1 355 1 258  363  242 4 855
Sole proprietorship  112 947 23 313 22 316 11341 9821  131 632 28 065 26 825 11 169 9 326  148 435
Other legal forms 19 169  888  846 1039 880 18 824  577  556 1 121  897 18 462

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