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Continued decline in bankruptcies
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2010-10-22T10:00:00.000Z
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Bankruptcies, Q3 2010

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Continued decline in bankruptcies

In the third quarter of 2010, the number of bankruptcies was 949. This is a fall of 8 per cent compared with the same period last year.

The largest decreases in percentage terms were in the counties of Buskerud (-38 per cent) and Hedmark (-32 per cent). Buskerud is also the county with the highest fall in absolute figures, with 22 less bankruptcies.

So far this year, the number of bankruptcies is 3 400. This is a drop of 11 per cent compared with the same period of 2009.

Bankruptcies, by quarter. 3rd quarter 2000-3rd quarter 2010

Most in wholesale and construction

Three out of four bankruptcies, a total of 702, were related to enterprises (except sole proprietorships). A total of 200 of them, almost one out of three, were in the wholesale and retail trade. Compared with the third quarter last year, this figure fell by 15 per cent.

A total of 247 bankruptcies were related to sole proprietorships and personal bankruptcies. One out of three sole proprietorships that went bankrupt in the second quarter were in construction.

Fewer bankruptcies of Norwegian-registered foreign companies

Nine per cent of all bankruptcies in the third quarter this year were Norwegian-registered foreign companies. The number of bankruptcies with this legal form went down by 16.5 per cent compared with the same period last year.

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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