Key findings: P0043 - Statistics of Liquidations and insolvencies, August 2018


The total number of liquidations recorded showed a decrease of 13,4% in August 2018 compared with August 2017. Compulsory liquidations increased by 2 cases while voluntary liquidations decreased by 26 cases.

The number of liquidations in the three months ended August 2018 decreased by 1,1% compared with the three months ended August 2017. There was an increase of 4,2% in the first eight months of 2018 compared with the first eight months of 2017.

The estimated number of insolvencies decreased by 22,9% in July 2018 compared with July 2017. A 20,8% decrease was estimated in the three months ended July 2018 compared with the three months ended July 2017. There was a decrease of 18,1% in the first seven months of 2018 compared with the first seven months of 2017.