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Slight decrease in number of bankruptcies
After a continuous increase since the beginning of 2013, bankruptcies went down by 4 per cent in the second quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter of last year. The total number of bankruptcies was 1 268.
June 2014 | Change in per cent | 2nd quarter 2014 | Change in per cent | |
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June 2013 - June 2014 | 2nd quarter 2013 - 2nd quarter 2014 | |||
Total number of bankruptcies | 453 | 15.9 | 1 268 | -3.6 |
Bankruptices related to enterprises | 320 | 11.1 | 877 | -3.6 |
Personal bankruptcies, incl. sole proprietorships | 133 | 29.1 | 391 | -3.7 |
Bankruptcies in construction | 122 | -1.6 | 364 | -10.6 |
Bankruptcies in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 99 | 20.7 | 277 | 1.1 |
![Figure 1. Bankruptcies, by type of bankruptcy and quarter Figure 1. Bankruptcies, by type of bankruptcy and quarter](/en/virksomheter-foretak-og-regnskap/statistikker/konkurs/kvartal/_image/188544.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=1475989ec88)
The largest drops in percentage terms were in the counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag, with 31 and 25 per cent fewer bankruptcies respectively. The largest decreases in absolute figures were in the counties of Hedmark and Rogaland, with 18 fewer bankruptcies in each. Hordaland was the county with the largest rise, with a total of 24 per cent, or 29 more bankruptcies.
Seven out of ten bankruptcies; a total of 877, related to enterprises (except sole proprietorships). Almost one third of these enterprises were in wholesale and retail trade. The remaining 391 bankruptcies related to sole proprietorships and personal bankruptcies. Two out of five of these were in construction.
During the first six months of this year, 2 567 bankruptcies were registered. This is an increase of 3 per cent compared with the same period in 2013.
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