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      1. COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS* IN ENGLAND AND WALES
                               
Not Seasonally Adjusted      Seasonally Adjusted  
 
Years   Total Compulsory Liquidations Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations      Total Compulsory Liquidations Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations
                               
1998 13,203 5,216 7,987
1999 14,280 5,209 9,071
2000 14,317 4,925 9,392
2001 14,972 4,675 10,297
2002 16,306 6,231 10,075
2003 14,184 5,234 8,950
2004 12,192 4,584 7,608
2005 12,893 5,233 7,660
2006 13,137 5,418 7,719
2007 12,426 5,165 7,261
1998 Q1 3,265 1,333 1,932 3,077 1,276 1,801
Q2 3,251 1,312 1,939 3,262 1,242 2,021
Q3 3,323 1,275 2,048 3,387 1,341 2,046
Q4 3,364 1,296 2,068 3,477 1,358 2,119
1999 Q1 3,912 1,379 2,533 3,691 1,320 2,371
Q2 3,590 1,294 2,296 3,624 1,220 2,404
Q3 3,376 1,240 2,136 3,451 1,313 2,139
Q4 3,402 1,296 2,106 3,514 1,356 2,158
2000 Q1 3,637 1,210 2,427 3,438 1,157 2,281
Q2 3,370 1,300 2,070 3,385 1,213 2,172
Q3 3,709 1,231 2,478 3,797 1,316 2,480
Q4 3,601 1,184 2,417 3,698 1,239 2,459
2001 Q1 3,943 1,359 2,584 3,759 1,314 2,445
Q2 3,684 1,348 2,336 3,709 1,263 2,446
Q3 3,640 940 2,700 3,723 1,023 2,701
Q4 3,705 1,028 2,677 3,781 1,076 2,706
2002 Q1 4,141 1,408 2,733 3,979 1,364 2,615
Q2 4,066 1,679 2,387 4,035 1,552 2,483
Q3 3,808 1,390 2,418 3,928 1,502 2,426
Q4 4,291 1,754 2,537 4,364 1,813 2,551
2003 Q1 3,797 1,585 2,212 3,688 1,551 2,137
Q2 3,767 1,470 2,297 3,733 1,379 2,355
Q3 3,314 1,075 2,239 3,413 1,165 2,248
Q4 3,306 1,104 2,202 3,349 1,140 2,210
2004 Q1 3,248 1,208 2,040 3,181 1,194 1,987
Q2 3,108 1,197 1,911 3,059 1,127 1,933
Q3 2,900 1,061 1,839 2,987 1,127 1,860
Q4 2,936 1,118 1,818 2,964 1,136 1,829
2005 Q1 3,010 1,101 1,909 2,959 1,094 1,865
Q2 3,407 1,422 1,985 3,336 1,349 1,987
Q3 3,306 1,454 1,852 3,398 1,522 1,876
Q4 3,170 1,256 1,914 3,200 1,268 1,932
2006 Q1 3,564 1,473 2,091 3,520 1,475 2,044
Q2 3,235 1,263 1,972 3,165 1,201 1,964
Q3 3,172 1,286 1,886 3,250 1,335 1,914
Q4 3,166 1,396 1,770 3,202 1,406 1,796
2007 Q1 3,146 1,384 1,762 3,100 r 1,384 r 1,716 r
Q2 3,087 1,399 1,688 3,067 r 1,355 r 1,712 r
Q3 3,082 1,234 1,848 3,125 r 1,258 r 1,866 r
Q4 p

3,111

1,148

1,963

3,135

1,168

1,967
Percentage change, latest qtr on corresponding qtr of previous year
2007 Q4 p -1.7   -17.8   10.9     -2.1   -17.0   9.5  
*  including partnerships.
p provisional.
r  revised, reflecting update of seasonally adjusted figures.

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