Insolvency Statistics

England & Wales	Company Insolvencies	% up/down on previous Qtr	% up/down of same period a yr ago	Individual Insolvencies	% up/down on previous Qtr	% up/down of same period a yr ago
2nd Qtr 2006	3,265	down 4.9%	down 3.3%	26,021	up 10%	up 66%
1st Qtr 2006	3,439	up 7.6%	up 17%	23,351	up 12.9%	up 73.4%
4th Qtr 2005	3,187	down 5.5%	up 18.5%	20,461	up 15%	up 57.1%
3rd Qtr 2005	3,389	up 0.3%	up 14.2%	17,562	up 11.6%	up 46%
2nd Qtr 2005	3,342	up 12.5%	up 6%	15,394	up 11.7%	up 36.8%
1st Qtr 2005	2,900	down 1.3%	down 7.4%	13,229	up 1.6%	up 27.9%

Figures courtesy of The Insolvency Service - for a breakdown of the above figures visit http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/otherinformation/statistics/insolv.htm

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