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Fewer bankruptcies in 2015
In 2015 as a whole, fewer bankruptcies were registered than the year before. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the number of bankruptcies went down compared with the same quarter in 2014.
December 2015 | Change in per cent | 4th quarter 2015 | Change in per cent | |
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December 2014 - December 2015 | 4th quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 2015 | |||
Total number of bankruptcies | 339 | -17.1 | 1 124 | -6.4 |
Bankruptices related to enterprises | 251 | -18.8 | 848 | -4.8 |
Personal bankruptcies, incl. sole proprietorships | 88 | -12.0 | 276 | -11.0 |
Bankruptcies in construction | 101 | -8.2 | 322 | 4.2 |
Bankruptcies in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 69 | -20.7 | 243 | -10.0 |
![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/253037.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=152589fd9a8)
The total number of bankruptcies in 2015 was 4 462, which is a decrease of 7 per cent compared with 2014. The largest drop in percentage terms was in the counties of Aust-Agder, Oppland and Troms, with 37, 25 and 20 per cent fewer bankruptcies compared with 2014. The largest fall in absolute figures was in the counties of Oslo, Rogaland and Aust-Agder, with 98, 52 and 48 fewer bankruptcies respectively.
In 2015, the number of bankruptcies went up in the counties of Sogn og Fjordane, Nordland, Telemark, Møre og Romsdal and Buskerud. With an increase of 23 per cent, or 52 more bankruptcies, Buskerud was the county with the largest rise in the number of bankruptcies, both in terms of percentage and absolute figures.
Three out of four bankruptcies, a total of 3 328, related to enterprises (except sole proprietorships). Twenty-six per cent of these enterprises were in wholesale and retail trade. The remaining 1 134 bankruptcies related to sole proprietorships and personal bankruptcies. Forty per cent of these were in construction.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, 1 124 bankruptcies were registered. This is a decrease of 6 per cent compared with the same period in 2014.
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