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5. BANKRUPTCIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES - INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS
         

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

          
2005     2006  
INDUSTRY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005   Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
SELF EMPLOYED
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE 157 183 173 183 132 151 204 195 68 39 37 58 37
MANUFACTURING
  Food, drink and tobacco 21 17 18 10 19 14 7 15 3 4 3 3 5
  Chemicals 7 4 2 2 6 2 6 2 1 0 1 0 1
  Metals and engineering 378 385 306 339 257 242 376 228 62 76 38 65 81
  Textiles and clothing 81 87 81 75 33 46 27 28 12 4 6 13 5
  Timber and furniture 96 94 90 88 59 82 65 82 18 23 24 21 17
  Paper, printing and publishing 101 112 80 75 70 58 63 67 24 15 9 16 18
  Other 110 111 84 79 111 100 90 140 27 42 38 30 47
  TOTAL 794 810 661 668 555 544 634 562 147 164 119 148 174
CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT
  Construction 1,919 1,911 1,741 1,783 1,637 1,781 1,658 1,976 500 531 471 617 559
  Transport and communication 1,060 1,187 1,120 1,134 1,095 1,116 1,249 1,334 391 330 316 382 366
  TOTAL 2,979 3,098 2,861 2,917 2,732 2,897 2,907 3,310 891 861 787 999 925
WHOLESALING
  Food, drink and tobacco 53 45 49 40 48 33 28 29 2 15 10 10 9
  Motor vehicles 20 22 29 20 14 15 13 12 4 0 4 3 8
  Other 92 83 83 61 44 47 40 40 12 7 10 14 8
  TOTAL 165 150 161 121 106 95 81 81 18 22 24 27 25
RETAILING
  Food, drink and tobacco 514 438 424 347 311 251 280 256 77 58 66 70 59
  Motor vehicles and filling stations 238 241 237 199 138 128 136 121 33 35 31 36 29
  Other 971 1,032 801 792 680 609 621 772 173 233 204 243 195
  TOTAL 1,723 1,711 1,462 1,338 1,129 988 1,037 1,149 283 326 301 349 283
SERVICES
  Insurance 79 54 45 39 31 24 28 22 9 6 4 7 9
  Other financial & business services                      1,057 1,162 1,127 1,107 1,057 1,023 1,242 1,416 368 385 325 386 350
  Hotels and catering          1,309 1,376 1,263 1,187 1,041 1,038 951 1,125 271 278 374 308 270
  TOTAL 2,445 2,592 2,435 2,333 2,129 2,085 2,221 2,563 648 669 703 701 629
OTHER 2,157 2,179 2,199 2,279 2,071 2,379 2,480 2,979 780 769 737 868 825
TOTAL SELF EMPLOYED             10,420 10,723 9,952 9,839 8,854 9,139 9,564 10,839 2,835 2,850 2,708 3,150 2,898
OTHER INDIVIDUALS
  Employees 3,141 4,357 4,601 5,525 5,900 7,101 9,528 13,626 3,449 3,623 3,780 5,155 4,948
  No occupation and unemployed 3,384 4,457 4,856 5,848 6,965 8,978 12,643 17,105 4,304 4,532 4,588 6,035 6,102
  Directors & promoters of companies          272 330 296 328 323 420 458 503 137 97 156 117 82
  Occupation unknown 2,430 1,744 1,845 1,937 2,250 2,383 3,705 5,218 1,613 1,154 1,277 1,826 1,459
TOTAL OTHER INDIVIDUALS 9,227 10,888 11,598 13,638 15,438 18,882 26,334 36,452 9,503 9,406 9,801 13,133 12,591
TOTAL BANKRUPTCIES 19,647 21,611 21,550 23,477 24,292 28,021 35,898 47,291 12,338 12,256 12,509 16,283 15,489
                             

Last updated on 01 November, 2006

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