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Number of bankruptcies on the rise
After a continuous decrease over the last years, bankruptcies were up by 26.6 per cent in the second quarter of this year compared with the same quarter of last year, but there are regional differences. The total number of bankruptcies was 875.
So far this year, the total number of bankruptcies is 1 628 which is a growth of 3.6 per cent compared with the same period of last year.
The counties of Vest-Agder, Aust-Agder and Oppland had the highest percentage rise in bankruptcies, between 150 and 400 per cent, from the second quarter of 2007 to the second quarter of 2008. In the counties of Troms, Finnmark and Akershus the number of bankruptcies went down.
Tables:
- Table 1 Bankruptcies, by quarter and county. 2007-2nd quarter 2008
- Table 2 Monthly bankruptcy proceedings. 2000-2007 and 1st-2nd quarter 2008
- Table 3 Bankruptcies by industrial activity. 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 4 Bankruptcies, turnover and persons employed, by industrial activity. 1st-2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 5 Bankruptcies in wholesale and retail trade, by industrial activity. 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 6 Bankruptcies in wholesale and retaile trade, turnover and persons employed, by industrial activity. 1st-2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 7 Bankruptcies in information sector (ICT-sector and content sector)], turnover and persons employed, by industrial activity, 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 8 Enterprise bankruptcies except sole proprietorships, by year of establishing and county. 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 9 Bankruptcies in private limited companies and public limited companies, by county and share capital (in NOK). 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 10 Bankruptcies, by county and legal form. 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 11 Sole proprietorships incl. personal bankruptcies by county and the owner's gender. 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 12 Sole proprietorships incl. personal bankruptcies by economic activity and the owner's gender. 2nd quarter 2007 and 2008
- Table 13 Owners of personal owned enterprises by gender, age groups, national background, level of education and economic activity. 2007
- Table 14 Owners in public limited companies and private limited companies by gender, age groups, national background, level of education and economic activity. 2007
Contact
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Harald Fondevik
E-mail: harald.fondevik@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 90 24 47