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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 *
                               
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
2005 67,584 47,291 20,293
2006 p 107,288 62,956 44,332
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 7,200 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 8,117 6,547 1,570
Q2 8,889 6,948 1,941 8,699 6,741 1,958
Q3 9,291 7,221 2,070 9,156 7,148 2,007
Q4 8,998 6,940 2,058 9,632 7,584 2,048
2004 Q1 10,665 8,524 2,141 10,284 8,070 2,214
Q2 11,535 9,060 2,475 11,243 8,750 2,493
Q3 12,227 9,315 2,912 12,070 9,245 2,825
Q4 12,223 8,999 3,224 13,053 9,834 3,220
2005 Q1 13,190 10,188 3,002 13,467 10,175 3,292
Q2 16,873 12,338 4,535 15,645 11,259 4,386
Q3 18,010 12,256 5,754 17,793 12,182 5,611
Q4 19,511 12,509 7,002 20,679 13,675 7,004
2006 Q1 23,939 16,283 7,656 23,531 r 15,321 r 8,209 r
Q2 26,722 15,489 11,233 26,125 r 15,002 r 11,122 r
Q3 28,083 15,418 12,665 27,828 r 15,569 r 12,259 r
Q4 p 28,544 15,766 12,778 29,804 17,063 12,741
    Percentage change, latest qtr on corresponding qtr of previous year            
2006 Q4 p 46.3   26.0   82.5     44.1   24.8   81.9  
* including Deeds of Arrangement
p  provisional.
r  revised, reflecting update of seasonally adjusted figures.

Last updated on 29 January, 2007

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