Statistics and Analysis Directorate:Statistics Release - 4 November 2005

2. INDIVIDUAL INSOLVENCIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES

  Not Seasonally Adjusted    Seasonally Adjusted  
 
Years   Total   Bankruptcy Orders   Individual Voluntary Arrangements *     Total   Bankruptcy Orders   Individual Voluntary Arrangements *  
               
1997 24,441  19,892  4,549         
1998 24,549  19,647  4,902         
1999 28,806  21,611  7,195         
2000 29,528  21,550  7,978         
2001 29,775  23,477  6,298         
2002 30,587  24,292  6,295         
2003 35,604  28,021  7,583         
2004 46,650  35,898  10,752         
               
1997 Q1 6,211  5,117  1,094   6,021  4,891  1,131  
Q2 6,478  5,278  1,200   6,421  5,221  1,200  
Q3 6,152  4,958  1,194   6,093  4,934  1,159  
Q4 5,600  4,539  1,061   5,906  4,846  1,060  
                
1998 Q1 5,953  4,938  1,015   5,746  4,697  1,049  
Q2 5,855  4,755  1,100   5,776  4,676  1,100  
Q3 6,380  5,113  1,267   6,306  5,075  1,231  
Q4 6,361  4,841  1,520   6,721  5,199  1,522  
                
1999 Q1 7,025  5,799  1,226   6,785  5,511  1,275  
Q2 7,120  5,527  1,593   7,042  5,441  1,601  
Q3 7,592  5,365  2,227   7,503  5,334  2,169  
Q4 7,069  4,920  2,149   7,476  5,326  2,150  
                
2000 Q1 7,837  5,667  2,170   7,612  5,361  2,251  
Q2 7,532  5,414  2,118   7,440  5,326  2,114  
Q3 7,316  5,451  1,865   7,201  5,393  1,808  
Q4 6,843  5,018  1,825   7,276  5,471  1,805  
                
2001 Q1 7,750  6,078  1,672   7,480  5,741  1,739  
Q2 7,714  6,115  1,599   7,594  6,001  1,593  
Q3 7,434  5,817  1,617   7,308  5,751  1,557  
Q4 6,877  5,467  1,410   7,393  5,985  1,409  
                
2002 Q1 7,411  6,027  1,384   7,280  5,836  1,444  
Q2 7,861  6,269  1,592   7,592  6,002  1,590  
Q3 7,892  6,249  1,643   7,772  6,177  1,595  
Q4 7,423  5,747  1,676   7,944  6,278  1,666  
                
2003 Q1 8,426  6,912  1,514   8,153  6,570  1,583  
Q2 8,889  6,948  1,941   8,691  6,750  1,941  
Q3 9,291  7,221  2,070   9,141  7,130  2,012  
Q4 8,998  6,940  2,058   9,620  7,572  2,048  
                
2004 Q1 10,665  8,524  2,141   10,343  8,103  2,240  
Q2 11,535  9,060  2,475   11,255  8,779  2,476  
Q3 12,227  9,315  2,912   12,032  9,202  2,830  
Q4 12,223  8,999  3,224   13,020  9,814  3,206  
                
2005 Q1 13,190  10,188  3,002   13,781  10,386  3,395  
Q2 16,873  12,338  4,535   15,739 r 11,363 r 4,376 r
Q3p 18,010  12,256  5,754   17,562  12,043  5,519

Percentage change, latest qtr on corresponding qtr of previous year
Q3p

47.3

  31.6  97.6   46.0  30.9  95.0  
 
* Including Deeds of Arrangement
p provisional
r revised, reflecting update of seasonally adjusted figures

Last updated on 19 April, 2006

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