Statistics and Analysis Directorate:Statistics Release - 5 August 2005

 

4. COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS* IN ENGLAND AND WALES - INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                      2004       2005
INDUSTRY 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004   Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE 89 51 65 75 67 90 76 52 35   3 15 9 8 7
                               
MANUFACTURING                              
Food, drink and tobacco 163 93 89 67 104 71 61 69 38   12 12 8 6 11
Chemicals 65 31 57 35 61 37 46 30 21   5 5 4 7 8
Metals and engineering 658 591 594 698 683 704 739 828 630   206 159 136 129 147
Textiles and clothing 568 596 526 419 423 320 304 244 168   47 42 49 30 43
Timber and furniture 249 181 149 190 187 199 179 92 69   22 14 17 16 17
Paper, printing and publishing 438 364 426 387 386 484 545 376 291   91 57 83 60 59
Other 599 613 652 780 678 717 768 430 379   101 104 93 81 97
TOTAL 2,740 2,469 2,493 2,576 2,522 2,532 2,642 2,069 1,596   484 393 390 329 382
                               
CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT                              
Construction 1,610 1,419 1,325 1,529 1,474 1,509 1,840 1,728 1,653   417 435 388 413 429
Transport and Communication 682 540 504 443 526 481 652 694 596   164 153 142 137 153
TOTAL 2,292 1,959 1,829 1,972 2,000 1,990 2,492 2,422 2,249   581 588 530 550 582
                               
WHOLESALING                              
Food, drink and tobacco 183 158 139 187 150 125 142 108 124   40 30 29 25 26
Motor vehicles 95 41 60 38 29 24 64 208 210   66 45 45 54 46
Other 429 340 364 394 391 363 512 788 486   139 116 121 110 118
TOTAL 707 539 563 619 570 512 718 1,104 820   245 191 195 189 190
                               
RETAILING                              
Food, drink and tobacco 236 219 186 193 200 114 132 159 121   23 42 25 31 42
Motor vehicles and filling stations 227 132 120 142 141 172 174 59 45   8 9 20 8 19
Other 956 891 847 919 853 833 902 578 548   144 132 136 136 160
TOTAL 1,419 1,242 1,153 1,254 1,194 1,119 1,208 796 714   175 183 181 175 221
                               
SERVICES                              
Insurance 222 111 101 118 57 28 35 48 49   13 10 11 15 14
Other financial & business services 1,500 1,528 1,617 1,831 1,605 1,618 3,215 3,886 3,392   887 837 810 858 775
Hotels and Catering 708 609 626 562 530 538 740 566 511   115 140 131 125 132
TOTAL 2,430 2,248 2,344 2,511 2,192 2,184 3,990 4,500 3,952   1,015 987 952 998 921
                               
OTHERS 3,784 4,102 4,756 5,273 5,772 6,545 5,179 3,241 2,826   745 751 643 687 707
                               
TOTAL 13,461 12,610 13,203 14,280 14,317 14,972 16,305 14,184 12,192   3,248 3,108 2,900 2,936 3,010
* including partnerships.

 


  

Last updated on 05 August, 2005

 

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