Table 3 Number of enterprises, new established enterprises and enterprise closures, by legal form. 2003-2005. Estimated number of enterprises per 1 January 2006

3	Number of enterprises, new established enterprises and enterprise closures, by legal form. 2003-2005. Estimated number of enterprises per 1 January 2006

Legal form	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	Enterprises established in 2005	Enterprise closures in 2005. Estimated	Enterprises per 1 January 2006. Estimated


Total	290 432	38 747	41 651	289 955	43 068	38 914	298 360	47 436	30 148	315 446
General partnership	7 820	896	1 195	7 474	818	951	7 197	706	745	6 865
Privat limited company	123 187	9 228	11 369	123 441	10 829	9 931	127 683	13 991	8 940	134 466
Public limited company	500	9	37	432	19	31	429	34	18	418
General partnership with shared liability	4 326	1 459	786	4 845	1 724	900	5 419	1 761	666	6 370
Sole proprietorship	137 368	26 279	27 107	135 826	27 633	25 694	139 303	¹27 859	18 609	146 891
Other legal forms	17 231	876	1 157	17 937	2 045	1 407	18 329	3 085	1 171	20 436

¹	Corrected 31 March 2006 at 1020.