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      1. COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS* IN ENGLAND AND WALES
                             
      Not Seasonally Adjusted        Seasonally Adjusted
                             
Years   Total Compulsory Liquidations Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations      Total Compulsory Liquidations Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations
                             
1998 13,203 5,216 7,987
1999 14,280 5,209 9,071
2000 14,317 4,925 9,392
2001 14,972 4,675 10,297
2002 16,306 6,231 10,075
2003 14,184 5,234 8,950
2004 12,192 4,584 7,608
2005 12,893 5,233 7,660
2006 13,137 5,418 7,719
1998 Q1 3,265 1,333 1,932 3,077 r 1,276 r 1,801 r
Q2 3,251 1,312 1,939 3,262 r 1,242 r 2,021 r
Q3 3,323 1,275 2,048 3,387 r 1,341 r 2,046 r
Q4 3,364 1,296 2,068 3,477 r 1,358 r 2,119 r
1999 Q1 3,912 1,379 2,533 3,691 r 1,320 r 2,371 r
Q2 3,590 1,294 2,296 3,624 r 1,220 r 2,404 r
Q3 3,376 1,240 2,136 3,451 r 1,313 r 2,139 r
Q4 3,402 1,296 2,106 3,514 r 1,356 r 2,158 r
2000 Q1 3,637 1,210 2,427 3,438 r 1,157 r 2,281 r
Q2 3,370 1,300 2,070 3,385 r 1,213 r 2,172 r
Q3 3,709 1,231 2,478 3,797 r 1,316 r 2,480 r
Q4 3,601 1,184 2,417 3,698 r 1,239 r 2,459 r
2001 Q1 3,943 1,359 2,584 3,759 r 1,314 r 2,445 r
Q2 3,684 1,348 2,336 3,709 r 1,263 r 2,446 r
Q3 3,640 940 2,700 3,723 r 1,023 r 2,701 r
Q4 3,705 1,028 2,677 3,781 r 1,076 r 2,706 r
2002 Q1 4,141 1,408 2,733 3,979 r 1,364 r 2,615 r
Q2 4,066 1,679 2,387 4,035 r 1,552 r 2,483 r
Q3 3,808 1,390 2,418 3,928 r 1,502 r 2,426 r
Q4 4,291 1,754 2,537 4,364 r 1,813 r 2,551 r
2003 Q1 3,797 1,585 2,212 3,688 r 1,551 r 2,137 r
Q2 3,767 1,470 2,297 3,733 r 1,379 r 2,355 r
Q3 3,314 1,075 2,239 3,413 r 1,165 r 2,248 r
Q4 3,306 1,104 2,202 3,349 r 1,140 r 2,210 r
2004 Q1 3,248 1,208 2,040 3,181 r 1,194 r 1,987 r
Q2 3,108 1,197 1,911 3,059 r 1,127 r 1,933 r
Q3 2,900 1,061 1,839 2,987 r 1,127 r 1,860 r
Q4 2,936 1,118 1,818 2,964 r 1,136 r 1,829 r
2005 Q1 3,010 1,101 1,909 2,959 r 1,094 r 1,865 r
Q2 3,407 1,422 1,985 3,336 r 1,349 r 1,987 r
Q3 3,306 1,454 1,852 3,398 r 1,522 r 1,876 r
Q4 3,170 1,256 1,914 3,200 r 1,268 r 1,932 r
2006 Q1 3,564 1,473 2,091 3,520 r 1,475 r 2,044 r
Q2 3,235 1,263 1,972 3,165 r 1,201 r 1,964 r
Q3 3,172 1,286 1,886 3,250 r 1,335 r 1,914 r
Q4 3,166 1,396 1,770 3,202 r 1,406 r 1,796 r
2007 Q1 p 3,146 1,384 1,762 3,113 1,392 1,721
Percentage change, latest qtr on corresponding qtr of previous year                            
2007 Q1 p -11.7   -6.0   -15.7   -11.6   -5.7   -15.8  
* including partnerships.
p  provisional.
r  revised, reflecting update of seasonally adjusted figures.

Last updated on 01 May, 2007


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