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New established enterprises, survival and growth

4 Newly established enterprises, by survival, size by the number of employees and year
Number of persons employed Year of establishing Total Survived 1 year, per cent enterprises Survived 2 years, per cent enterprises Survived 3 years, per cent enterprises Survived 4 years, per cent enterprises Survived 5 years, per cent enterprises
Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived "Asleep" Survived
Total 2002 39 041 56.5 3.2 49.7 1.0 41.5 0.8 35.5 0.9 31.6
  2003 38 747 53.4 5.5 48.2 1.0 39.9 1.1 35.0 - -
  2004 43 068 53.1 3.9 46.4 1.3 39.7 - - - -
  2005 47 436 49.2 4.5 45.1 - - - - - -
  2006 51 374 50.9 - - - - - - - -
0 persons employed 2002 27 150 42.5 4.0 38.3 0.9 31.5 0.8 26.8 0.8 23.5
  2003 27 773 38.7 7.3 37.5 1.0 30.6 1.0 26.4 - -
  2004 33 907 43.0 4.7 38.5 1.2 32.4 - - - -
  2005 38 336 39.7 5.2 37.2 - - - - - -
  2006 42 694 40.9 - - - - - - - -
1-4 persons employed 2002 11 354 88.3 1.4 75.3 1.0 63.6 0.9 54.6 1.0 49.1
  2003 10 548 90.2 0.9 74.8 1.1 62.9 1.3 56.1 - -
  2004 8 759 90.5 1.1 75.1 1.5 66.4 - - - -
  2005 8 737 89.4 1.6 77.6 - - - - - -
  2006 8 333  100.0 - - - - - - - -
5-9 persons employed 2002  337 96.7 0.6 84.9 0.3 76.3 0.3 70.3 0.6 65.3
  2003  284 97.5 0.4 83.8 0.7 75.4 1.1 73.6 - -
  2004  249 90.8 0.8 79.1 0.8 71.5 - - - -
  2005  262 93.9 1.5 84.4 - - - - - -
  2006  252  100.0 - - - - - - - -
10-19 persons employed 2002  140 99.3 - 85.7 - 77.9 0.7 70.7 2.9 70.0
  2003 90 91.1 1.1 85.6 - 78.9 - 71.1 - -
  2004  103 97.1 1.0 88.3 - 74.8 - - - -
  2005 65 98.5 - 84.6 - - - - - -
  2006 59  100.0 - - - - - - - -
20+ persons employed 2002 60 95.0 1.7 91.7 - 86.7 - 76.7 - 71.7
  2003 52 98.1 1.9 88.5 - 76.9 - 76.9 - -
  2004 50 90.0 - 86.0 - 84.0 - - - -
  2005 36 97.2 - 94.4 - - - - - -
  2006 36  100.0 - - - - - - - -

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