Table 2 New enterprises, enterprise drop outs and enterprise closure, by legal form. 2001-2003. Number of enterprises per 1 January 2001-2004

2	New enterprises, enterprise drop outs and enterprise closure, by legal form. 2001-2003. Number of enterprises per 1 January 2001-2004

	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	Enterprises registered in 2003	Enterprises established in 2003	Enterprise drop out in 2003	Enterprises closure in 2003	Enterprises per 1 January 2004


Total	262 379	38 373	35 537	36 150	32 874	268 491	42 125	39 041	31 342	27 633	290 432	41 979	38 747	15 655	11 718	317 193
General partnership	7 737	1 216	1 123	1 257	1 027	7 631	1 001	886	1 082	850	7 820	982	896	486	242	8 263
Private limited company	118 533	11 669	10 052	11 169	9 880	118 795	11 108	9 502	9 969	8 500	123 187	11 023	9 228	6 914	5 442	127 602
Public limited company	529	35	34	34	24	522	19	14	34	30	500	9	9	16	10	468
General partnership with shared liability	3 464	1 252	1 166	740	643	3 552	1 355	1 258	611	492	4 326	1 580	1 459	292	131	5 551
Sole proprietorship	112 947	23 313	22 316	21 632	20 139	120 854	28 065	26 825	18 353	16 652	137 368	27 477	26 279	7 282	5 364	157 541
Other legal forms	19 169	888	846	1 318	1 161	17 137	577	556	1 293	1 109	17 231	908	876	665	529	17 768