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460 Bankruptcies, by industrial activity
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total bankruptcy proceedings 3 032 2 845 3 637 5 013 4 435 4 355 3 814
Bankruptcies related to enterprises excl. sole proprietorships 1 952 1 844 2 600 3 813 3 161 3 174 2 763
Bankruptcies related to sole proprietorships incl. personal bankruptcies 1 080 1 001 1 037 1 200 1 274 1 181 1 051
               
Agriculture, forestry og fishing 78 55 55 77 97 83 69
Mining and quarrying 6 2 12 10 10 1 6
Manufacturing  161  142  216  309  233  238  175
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1 - 4 2 1 3 4
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 6 7 5 6 6 9 6
Construction  614  616  841 1 206 1 060  979  945
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles  812  735  891 1 255 1 024 1 017  871
Transportation and storage  254  230  263  352  353  369  299
Accommodation and food service activities  281  224  279  358  316  339  332
Information and communication  105  102  147  176  138  137  113
Financial and insurance activities 11 17 35 58 45 65 32
Real estate activities 69 88  189  281  229  222  207
Professional, scientific and technical activities  157  181  201  305  313  300  210
Administrative and support service activities  234  217  252  310  307  298  262
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security - - - - - - -
Education 15 21 32 41 27 26 34
Human health and social work activities 32 32 32 45 42 38 43
Arts, entertainment and recreation 68 42 53 70 86 95 64
Other service activities 36 53 62 83 84 68 66
Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own account - - - - - 1 -
Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - - - - - - -
Unknown1 92 81 68 69 64 67 76
1  Refers to enterprises and private persons it has not been possible to identify in Statistics Norway's Register of Establishments and Enterprises. The item Unknown may also include self-employed (e.g. farmers and fishermen) and wage earners.
Source: Banking and Credit Statistics. Current Figures. Statistics Norway and Personal Property Index, Brønnøysund Register Centre.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/en/konkurs and  http://www.brreg.no/en 

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