|
Table 12(c) - Survival Rates of Businesses
Percentage Surviving Three Years or More |
| Year
of |
|
GO
Region/Country
|
|
|
| Registration |
UK |
NE |
NW |
Y&H |
EM |
WM |
E |
L |
SE |
SW |
ENG |
WAL |
SC |
NI |
| 1994 |
59.7 |
55.5 |
56.9 |
58.4 |
59.1 |
58.8 |
61.4 |
58.0 |
61.7 |
61.7 |
59.4 |
60.7 |
59.3 |
71.1 |
| 1995 |
62.7 |
59.4 |
60.1 |
61.7 |
62.4 |
60.3 |
64.7 |
60.0 |
65.8 |
65.4 |
62.4 |
62.9 |
62.4 |
73.2 |
| 1996 |
63.4 |
61.9 |
60.9 |
61.5 |
62.1 |
62.2 |
66.0 |
60.7 |
67.0 |
65.8 |
63.3 |
63.6 |
61.8 |
72.6 |
| 1997 |
65.1 |
64.5 |
61.7 |
64.4 |
64.8 |
63.1 |
67.4 |
62.1 |
68.7 |
67.8 |
65.0 |
65.4 |
64.3 |
72.5 |
Source: Inter Departmental Business Register, ONS, and Small Business Service, DTI |
