25 October 2012
2012- n° 265Decrease in corporate bankruptcies in May 2012 Business failures (publication stopped with July 2012 results) - May 2012
Adjudged corporate bankruptcies in May 2012 decreased compared to April 2012 (-3.8 %, seasonally and trading-day adjusted data).
Adjudged corporate bankruptcies in May 2012 decreased compared to April 2012 (-3.8 %, seasonally and trading-day adjusted data).
The number of adjudicated bankruptcies in March, April and May 2012 decreased compared to the same quarter 2011 (-11%).
-4.3% year-on-year (twelve months basis)
During the last twelve months, the number of bankruptcies decreased by 4.3%, y-o-y (twelve months basis).
graphiqueGraph1EN – Corporate bankruptcies - judgment date - Sa-wda data *

- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: BODACC, INSEE calculations
tableautab1EN – Corporate bankruptcies - judgment date
Sa-wda data *
Jan. 2012 | Feb. 2012 | March 2012 | April 2012 | May 2012 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 4 366 | 4 095 | 4 035 | 4 109 | 3 953 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | 12.4 | -6.2 | -1.5 | 1.8 | -3.8 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: BODACC, INSEE calculations
tableautab2EN – Corporate bankruptcies - judgment date
Raw data
Moving total % change* | Moving total over the | Moving total over the | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
over 3 months | over 12 months | last 12 months | previous 12 months | |
Ensemble | -11.0 | -4.3 | 49 146 | 51 380 |
- * Total of corporate bankruptcies during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source: BODACC, INSEE calculations
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