Key findings: P0043 - Statistics of Liquidations and insolvencies, August 2014

The number of liquidations decreased by 20,2% year-on-year in August 2014. The number of voluntary liquidations decreased by 47, while compulsory liquidations increased by 6 over this period. The number of liquidations decreased by 17,5% in the first eight months of 2014 compared with the first eight months of 2013.

The number of insolvencies decreased by 15,8% in July 2014 compared with July 2013. A 12,0% decrease was estimated between the three months ended July 2013 and the three months ended July 2014. There was a decrease of 6,1% in the first seven months of 2014 compared with the first seven months of 2013.