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More bankruptcies in 2014
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The number of bankruptcies went up by 5 per cent in 2014 compared with the same quarter of the year before.

Bankruptcies, Q4 2014

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More bankruptcies in 2014

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the number of bankruptcies went up compared with the same quarter in 2013. In 2014 as a whole, more bankruptcies were registered than the year before.

BankruptciesPublished 21 January 2015
December 2014Change in per cent4th quarter 2014Change in per cent
December 2013 - December 20144th quarter 2013 - 4th quarter 2014
Total number of bankruptcies40912.71 2013.9
Bankruptices related to enterprises30921.28918.5
Personal bankruptcies, incl. sole proprietorships100-7.4310-7.5
 
Bankruptcies in construction11015.83098.8
Bankruptcies in wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles878.8270-3.6

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Bankruptcies, by type of bankruptcy and quarter

The total number of bankruptcies in 2014 was 4 803, which is an increase of 5 per cent compared with 2013. The largest rise in percentage terms was in the counties of Aust-Agder, Finnmark and Troms, with 39, 22 and 19 per cent more bankruptcies respectively. Akershus and Oslo were the counties with the largest increase in absolute figures, with 82 and 60 more bankruptcies respectively.

With a drop of 14 per cent, or 32 fewer bankruptcies, Møre og Romsdal was the county with the largest drop in the number of bankruptcies, both in percentage terms and in absolute figures.

Seven out of ten bankruptcies, a total of 3 434, related to enterprises (except sole proprietorships). Twenty-eight per cent of these enterprises were in wholesale and retail trade. The remaining 1 369 bankruptcies related to sole proprietorships and personal bankruptcies. Thirty-eight per cent of these were in construction.

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the total number of bankruptcies was 1 201. This is a rise of 4 per cent compared with the same quarter the year before.