Key findings: P0043 - Statistics of Liquidations and insolvencies, January 2019

he total number of liquidations increased by 37,6% (38 more liquidations) in January 2019 compared with January 2018. Voluntary liquidations increased by 32 cases and compulsory liquidations increased by 6 cases during this period. There was a decrease of 7,5% in the three months ended January 2019 compared with the three months ended January 2018.

The estimated number of insolvencies decreased by 5,6% in 2018 compared with 2017. In December 2018 the number of insolvencies increased by 94,1% year-on-year to 198 from a low base of 102 in December 2017. A 37,0% increase was estimated between the fourth quarter of 2017 and the fourth quarter of 2018.