Table 2 Number of enterprises, new established enterprises and enterprise closures, by legal form. 2001-2004. Number of enterprises per 1 January 2005

2	Number of enterprises, new established enterprises and enterprise closures, by legal form. 2001-2004. Number of enterprises per 1 January 2005

Legal form	Enterprises per 1 January 2001	Enterprises established in 2001	Enterprise closures in 2001	Enterprises per 1 January 2002	Enterprises established in 2002	Enterprise closures in 2002	Enterprises per 1 January 2003	Enterprises established in 2003	Enterprise closures in 2003	Enterprises per 1 January 2004	Enterprises established in 2004	Enterprise closures in 2004	Enterprises per 1 January 2005


Total	262 379	35 537	32 874	268 491	39 041	27 633	290 432	38 747	41 651	289 955	43 068	14 943	317 805
General partnership	7 737	1 123	1 027	7 631	886	850	7 820	896	1 195	7 474	818	337	7 739
Privat limited company	118 533	10 052	9 880	118 795	9 502	8 500	123 187	9 228	11 369	123 441	10 829	6 232	128 745
Public limited company	529	34	24	522	14	30	500	9	37	432	19	23	417
General partnership with shared liability	3 464	1 166	643	3 552	1 258	492	4 326	1 459	786	4 845	1 724	305	6 205
Sole proprietorship	112 947	22 316	20 139	120 854	26 825	16 652	137 368	26 279	27 107	135 826	27 633	7 385	155 505
Other legal forms	19 169	846	1 161	17 137	556	1 109	17 231	876	1 157	17 937	2 045	661	19 194