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Continued decline in bankruptcies
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2011-07-22T10:00:00.000Z
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Bankruptcies, Q2 2011

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Continued decline in bankruptcies

In the second quarter of 2011, the number of bankruptcies was 1 158. This is a decline of 7 per cent compared with the same quarter of 2010.

Bankruptcies, by type of bankruptcy and quarter. 1stquarter 2001-2nd quarter 2011

The largest decline in percentage terms were in the counties of Troms, Møre og Romsdal and Oslo, with 50, 33 and 28 per cent fewer bankruptcies respectively. Oslo was also the county with the largest drop in absolute figures, with 74 fewer bankruptcies.

Most in wholesale and construction

Seven out of ten bankruptcies, a total of 800, were bankruptcies related to enterprises, but do not include sole proprietorships. One third of them were within wholesale and retail trade. Compared with the second quarter of 2010, this figure rose by 5 per cent.

The remaining 358 bankruptcies were related to sole proprietorships and personal bankruptcies. One third were within construction.

Few bankruptcies involve women compared with men1

9 per cent of the sole proprietors that went bankrupt in 2010, were women, whereas a total of 27 per cent of all sole proprietorships are run by women. Figures on owners in personally owned enterprises can be found in StatBank related to the statistics for ownership and roles in business enterprise sector .

Monthly figures

Monthly figures on bankruptcies, forced sales and registration execution proceedings can be found in table 07218 in StatBank .

Monthly figures on bankruptcies related to enterprises and sole proprietorships including personal bankruptcies by industrial activity and county are now available in table 08551 in StatBank .

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