Not Seasonally Adjusted						Seasonally Adjusted
Years			Total		Compulsory Liquidations		Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations		Total		Compulsory Liquidations		Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations
1997			12,610		4,735		7,875
1998			13,203		5,216		7,987
1999			14,280		5,209		9,071
2000			14,317		4,925		9,392
2001			14,972		4,675		10,297
2002			16,305		6,230		10,075
2003			14,184		5,234		8,950
2004			12,192		4,584		7,608
1997	Q1		3,152		1,232		1,920		3,017		1,193		1,824
	Q2		3,142		1,276		1,866		3,183		1,218		1,965
	Q3		3,148		1,155		1,993		3,196		1,215		1,980
	Q4		3,168		1,072		2,096		3,214		1,109		2,105
1998	Q1		3,265		1,333		1,932		3,123		1,289		1,834
	Q2		3,251		1,312		1,939		3,291		1,250		2,041
	Q3		3,323		1,275		2,048		3,373		1,339		2,035
	Q4		3,364		1,296		2,068		3,416		1,338		2,078
1999	Q1		3,912		1,379		2,533		3,741		1,334		2,407
	Q2		3,590		1,294		2,296		3,653		1,234		2,420
	Q3		3,376		1,240		2,136		3,428		1,303		2,125
	Q4		3,402		1,296		2,106		3,458		1,339		2,119
2000	Q1		3,637		1,210		2,427		3,522		1,178		2,344
	Q2		3,370		1,300		2,070		3,431		1,242		2,189
	Q3		3,709		1,231		2,478		3,775		1,306		2,469
	Q4		3,601		1,184		2,417		3,589		1,198		2,391
2001	Q1		3,943		1,359		2,584		3,831		1,315		2,516
	Q2		3,684		1,348		2,336		3,744		1,301		2,443
	Q3		3,640		940		2,700		3,699		1,009		2,690
	Q4		3,705		1,028		2,677		3,698		1,051		2,647
2002	Q1		4,141		1,408		2,733		3,992	r	1,363	r	2,629	r
	Q2		4,066		1,679		2,387		4,117	r	1,614	r	2,502	r
	Q3		3,807		1,389		2,418		3,898	r	1,476	r	2,422	r
	Q4		4,291		1,754		2,537		4,298	r	1,777	r	2,521	r
2003	Q1		3,797		1,585		2,212		3,662	r	1,538	r	2,124	r
	Q2		3,767		1,470		2,297		3,824	r	1,421	r	2,403	r
	Q3		3,314		1,075		2,239		3,388	r	1,151	r	2,238	r
	Q4		3,306		1,104		2,202		3,309	r	1,124	r	2,185	r
2004	Q1		3,248		1,208		2,040		3,131	r	1,172	r	1,959	r
	Q2		3,108		1,197		1,911		3,154	r	1,153	r	2,001	r
	Q3		2,900		1,061		1,839		2,969	r	1,128	r	1,841	r
	Q4		2,936		1,118		1,818		2,938	r	1,131	r	1,807	r
2005	Q1	p	3,010		1,101		1,909		2,900		1,064		1,835
Percentage change, latest qtr on corresponding qtr of previous year
2005	Q1	p	-7.3		-8.9		-6.4		-7.4		-9.2		-6.3
* including partnerships.
p provisional.
r revised, reflecting amendments to the raw data/update of seasonally adjusted figures.

Last updated on 24 July, 2007