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Bankruptcies and Company Liquidations: analysis by industry 2004

 

Industry Classification

England and Wales

Scotland

 

 

Bankruptcies

Company Liquidations

Company Liquidations

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Compulsory Liquidations

Creditors Voluntary Liquidations

Total

Compulsory Liquidations

Creditors Voluntary Liquidations

 

Agriculture and horticulture

204

35

28

7

1

1

0

Manufacturing:

 

Food, Drink and tobacco

7

38

2

36

6

5

1

Chemicals

6

21

2

19

0

0

0

Metals and engineering

376

630

156

474

14

9

5

Textiles and clothing

27

168

23

145

15

9

6

Timber, furniture etc

65

69

25

44

5

4

1

Paper, printing and publishing

63

291

85

206

8

6

2

Other manufacturing

90

379

97

282

35

22

13

Construction

1,658

1,653

630

1,023

80

60

20

Transport and communication

1,249

596

217

379

11

10

1

Wholesaling:

 

Food, Drink and tobacco

28

124

37

87

7

5

2

Motor Vehicles

13

210

13

197

3

3

0

Other wholesaling

40

486

92

394

20

14

6

Retailing:

Food

 

280

121

50

71

6

4

2

Motor Vehicles (including filling stations)

136

45

38

7

4

0

4

Other Retailing

621

548

197

351

28

14

14

Insurance

 

28

49

19

30

4

4

0

Other financial and business services

1,242

3,392

1,052

2,340

116

79

37

Hotels and Catering

951

511

204

307

39

30

9

All other industries and businesses

2,480

2,826

1,617

1,209

219

152

67

Employees

9,528

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

 

 

No occupation and unemployed

12,643

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

Directors and promoters of companies

458

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

Occupation unknown

3,705

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 

Total

 

35,898

12,192

4,584

7,608

621

431

190