Bankruptcy Statistics By Quarters Businesses 1994-2005

Quarterly Business Filings by Year (1994-2005)

Year 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total
1994 13,858 13,617 12,878 12,021 52,374
1995 13,123 12,216 12,648 12,891 51,878
1996 13,388 13,992 13,198 12,887 53,465
1997 13,831 13,991 13,456 12,653 53,931
1998 12,410 11,552 10,346 9,888 44,196
1999 9,180 10,378 8,986 9,020 37,564
2000 9,456 9,243 8,211 8,413 35,472
2001 10,005 10,330 9,537 10,013 40,099
2002 9,775 9,695 9,433 9,500 38,540
2003 8,814 9,331 8,446 8,294 35,037
2004 10,566 8,249 7,574 7,778 34,317
2005 8,063 8,736 9,476 12,798 39,201