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Policy Directorate: Statistics Release - 3 February 2006

 

4. COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS* IN ENGLAND AND WALES - INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS          
                         
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED          
                2004   2005    
INDUSTRY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004   Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
                         
                         
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE 65 75 67 90 76 52 35   9 8 7 8 9
                         
MANUFACTURING                          
  Food, drink and tobacco 89 67 104 71 61 69 38   8 6 11 9 12
  Chemicals 57 35 61 37 46 30 21   4 7 8 11 12
  Metals and engineering 594 698 683 704 739 828 630   136 129 147 149 153
  Textiles and clothing 526 419 423 320 304 244 168   49 30 43 42 50
  Timber and furniture 149 190 187 199 179 92 69   17 16 17 23 25
  Paper, printing and publishing 426 387 386 484 545 376 291   83 60 59 68 59
  Other 652 780 678 717 768 430 379   93 81 97 120 136
  TOTAL 2,493 2,576 2,522 2,532 2,642 2,069 1,596   390 329 382 422 447
                         
CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT                                      
  Construction 1,325 1,529 1,474 1,509 1,840 1,728 1,653   388 413 429 453 440
  Transport and Communication 504 443 526 481 652 694 596   142 137 153 166 152
  TOTAL 1,829 1,972 2,000 1,990 2,492 2,422 2,249   530 550 582 619 592