Not Seasonally Adjusted						Seasonally Adjusted
Years			Total		Compulsory Liquidations		Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations		Total		Compulsory Liquidations		Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations
1995			14,536		5,519		9,017
1996			13,461		5,080		8,381
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
1995	Q1		3,803		1,441		2,362		3,640		1,392		2,248
	Q2		3,359		1,276		2,083		3,410		1,214		2,196
	Q3		3,630		1,387		2,243		3,686		1,454		2,231
	Q4		3,744		1,415		2,329		3,801		1,459		2,342
1996	Q1		3,544		1,306		2,238		3,389		1,261		2,128
	Q2		3,333		1,270		2,063		3,384		1,210		2,174
	Q3		3,299		1,246		2,053		3,351		1,309		2,042
	Q4		3,285		1,258		2,027		3,338		1,300		2,038
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		0,940		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		4,018		1,357		2,661
	Q2		4,066		1,679		2,387		4,107		1,610		2,497
	Q3		3,807		1,389		2,418		3,888		1,478		2,409
	Q4		4,291		1,754		2,537		4,293		1,785		2,508
2003	Q1		3,797		1,585		2,212		3,682		1,531		2,151
	Q2		3,767		1,470		2,297		3,816		1,417		2,399
	Q3		3,314		1,075		2,239		3,381		1,154		2,227
	Q4		3,306		1,104		2,202		3,306		1,132		2,173
2004	Q1		3,248		1,208		2,040		3,143	r	1,173	r	1,970	r
	Q2	p	3,099		1,197		1,902		3,151		1,159		1,992
Percentage change, latest qtr on corresponding qtr of previous year
2004	Q2	p	-17.7		-18.6		-17.2		-17.4		-18.2		-17.0
* including partnerships.
p provisional.
r revised, reflecting amendments to the raw data/update of seasonally adjusted figures.

Last updated on 06 August, 2004

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