Home | Do It Online |About Us | Our Offices | Publications | Forms | Contact Us | FAQ | Links | What’s New    Policy Directorate: Statistics Release – 3 February 2024 5. BANKRUPTCIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES – INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS                                       NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED                             2004   2005     INDUSTRY 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004   Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3                           SELF EMPLOYED                                                     AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE 157 183 173 183 132 151 204   65 57 51 68 39                           MANUFACTURING                             Food, drink and tobacco 21 17 18 10 19 14 7   0 2 5 3 4   Chemicals 7 4 2 2 6 2 6   0 2 0 1 0   Metals and engineering 378 385 306 339 257 242 376   62 109 52 62 76   Textiles and clothing 81 87 81 75 33 46 27   2 4 6 12 4   Timber and furniture 96 94 90 88 59 82 65   19 17 17 18 23   Paper, printing and publishing 101 112 80 75 70 58 63   11 18 19 24 15   Other 110 111 84 79 111 100 90   16 31 33 27 42   TOTAL 794 810 661 668 555 544 634   110 183 132 147 164                           CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT                             Construction 1,919 1,911 1,741 1,783 1,637 1,781 1,658   402 368 474 500 531   Transport and communication 1,060 1,187 1,120 1,134 1,095 1,116 1,249   313 305 297 391 330   TOTAL 2,979 3,098 2,861 2,917 2,732
2,897 2,907   715 673 771 891 861                           WHOLESALING                             Food, drink and tobacco 53 45 49 40 48 33 28   4 6 2 2 15   Motor vehicles 20 22 29 20 14 15 13   3 2 4 4 0   Other 92 83 83 61 44 47 40   13 5 11 12 7   TOTAL 165 150 161 121 106 95 81   20 13 17 18 22                           RETAILING                             Food, drink and tobacco 514 438 424 347 311 251 280   66 70 55 77 58   Motor vehicles and filling stations 238 241 237 199 138 128 136   39 35 22 33 35   Other 971 1,032 801 792 680 609 621   151 171 162 173 233   TOTAL 1,723 1,711 1,462 1,338 1,129 988 1,037   256 276 239 283 326                           SERVICES                             Insurance 79 54 45 39 31 24 28   8 7 3 9 6   Other financial & business services                      1,057 1,162 1,127 1,107 1,057 1,023 1,242   298 283 338 368 385   Hotels and catering           1,309 1,376 1,263 1,187 1,041 1,038 951   221 218 202 271 278   TOTAL 2,445 2,592 2,435 2,333 2,129 2,085 2,221   527 508 543 648 669                           OTHER 2,157 2,179 2,199 2,279 2,071 2,379 2,480   607 662 693 780 769                           TOTAL SELF EMPLOYED              10,420 10,723 9,952 9,839 8,854 9,139 9,564   2,300 2,372 2,446 2,835 2,850                           OTHER INDIVIDUALS                                                       Employees 3,141 4,357 4,601 5,525 5,900 7,101 9,528   2,534 2,446 2,774 3,449
3,623   No occupation and unemployed 3,384 4,457 4,856 5,848 6,965 8,978 12,643   3,344 3,056 3,681 4,304 4,532   Directors & promoters of companies          272 330 296 328 323 420 458   123 125 113 137 97   Occupation unknown 2,430 1,744 1,845 1,937 2,250 2,383 3,705   1,014 1,000 1,174 1,613 1,154                           TOTAL OTHER INDIVIDUALS 9,227 10,888 11,598 13,638 15,438 18,882 26,334   7,015 6,627 7,742 9,503 9,406                                                     TOTAL BANKRUPTCIES  19,647 21,611 21,550 23,477 24,292 28,021 35,898   9,315 8,999 10,188 12,338 12,256                                                      

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