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Slight decrease in number of bankruptcies
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After a continuous increase since the beginning of 2013, bankruptcies went down by 4 per cent in the 2nd quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter of last year.

Bankruptcies, Q2 2014

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Slight decrease in number of bankruptcies

After a continuous increase since the beginning of 2013, bankruptcies went down by 4 per cent in the second quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter of last year. The total number of bankruptcies was 1 268.

BankruptciesPublished 23 July 2014
June 2014Change in per cent2nd quarter 2014Change in per cent
June 2013 - June 20142nd quarter 2013 - 2nd quarter 2014
Total number of bankruptcies45315.91 268-3.6
Bankruptices related to enterprises32011.1877-3.6
Personal bankruptcies, incl. sole proprietorships13329.1391-3.7
 
Bankruptcies in construction122-1.6364-10.6
Bankruptcies in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles9920.72771.1

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Bankruptcies, by type of bankruptcy and quarter

The largest drops in percentage terms were in the counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag, with 31 and 25 per cent fewer bankruptcies respectively. The largest decreases in absolute figures were in the counties of Hedmark and Rogaland, with 18 fewer bankruptcies in each. Hordaland was the county with the largest rise, with a total of 24 per cent, or 29 more bankruptcies.

Seven out of ten bankruptcies; a total of 877, related to enterprises (except sole proprietorships). Almost one third of these enterprises were in wholesale and retail trade. The remaining 391 bankruptcies related to sole proprietorships and personal bankruptcies. Two out of five of these were in construction.

During the first six months of this year, 2 567 bankruptcies were registered. This is an increase of 3 per cent compared with the same period in 2013.