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Policy Directorate: Statistics Release - 3 February 2006

 

5. BANKRUPTCIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES - INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS          
                           
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED          
                  2004   2005    
INDUSTRY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004   Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
                         
SELF EMPLOYED                          
                         
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE 157 183 173 183 132 151 204   65 57 51 68 39
                         
MANUFACTURING                          
  Food, drink and tobacco 21 17 18 10 19 14 7   0 2 5 3 4
  Chemicals 7 4 2 2 6 2 6   0 2 0 1 0
  Metals and engineering 378 385 306 339 257 242 376   62 109 52 62 76
  Textiles and clothing 81 87 81 75 33 46 27   2 4 6 12 4
  Timber and furniture 96 94 90 88 59 82 65   19 17 17 18 23
  Paper, printing and publishing 101 112 80 75 70 58 63   11 18 19 24 15
  Other 110 111 84 79 111 100 90   16 31 33 27 42
  TOTAL 794 810 661 668 555 544 634   110 183 132 147 164
                         
CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT                          
  Construction 1,919 1,911 1,741 1,783 1,637 1,781 1,658   402 368 474 500 531
  Transport and communication 1,060 1,187 1,120 1,134 1,095 1,116 1,249   313 305 297 391 330
  TOTAL 2,979 3,098 2,861 2,917 2,732 2,897 2,907   715 673 771 891 861
                         
WHOLESALING                          
  Food, drink and tobacco 53 45 49 40 48 33 28   4 6 2 2 15
  Motor vehicles 20 22 29 20 14 15 13   3 2 4 4