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Number of bankruptcies levels off
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Bankruptcies, Q4 2009

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Number of bankruptcies levels off

In the fourth quarter of last year, the number of bankruptcies was 1 183. That was an increase of only 0.7 per cent compared with the same period of the previous year. However, in 2009 as a whole the number of bankruptcies was 38 per cent higher than in 2008.

The total number of bankruptcies in 2009 was 5 013. From 2008 to 2009, the largest rise in percentage terms was in the county of Finnmark, with a 112 per cent increase. With 191 more bankruptcies, Oslo was the county with the highest rise in absolute figures. The number of bankruptcies went up in all counties in 2009.

Bankruptcies, by quarter. 1st quarter 1999-4th quarter 2009

Three out of four bankruptcies, 3 813 in total, were bankruptcies related to enterprises (excl. sole proprietorships). Compared with 2008, this number rose by 47 per cent. One out of three bankruptcies related to enterprises was in wholesale and retail trade.

The remaining 1 200 bankruptcies were related to sole proprietorships and personal bankruptcies. In this group, there was an increase of 16 per cent compared with 2008. Four out of ten sole proprietorships that went bankrupt last year, were in the construction business.

Continued rise in the number of Norwegian-registered foreign companies

10 per cent of all bankruptcies last year were Norwegian-registered foreign companies. The number of bankruptcies with this legal form went up from 285 in 2008 to 503 in 2009.

Monthly numbers

Monthly numbers of bankruptcies, forced sales and registration execution proceedings can be found in the table 07218 in StatBank .

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