Press release
No.
046
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2012-02-09In November 2011, German insolvency courts reported 2,389 business insolvencies. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 4.4% less than in November 2010. The number of consumer insolvencies in November 2011 was 8,673 cases, which was 10.4% less than in November 2010. Together with the insolvencies of other private debtors and of estates, the courts registered a total of 13,185 insolvencies, that was 9.5% less than in November 2010.
Press release
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009
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2012-01-10In October 2011, German insolvency courts reported 2,363 business insolvencies. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 4.8% less than in October 2010. The number of consumer insolvencies in October 2011 was 7,838 cases, which was 9.8% less than in October 2010.
3.8% less start-ups of larger businesses from January to September 2011
Press release
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469
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2011-12-15As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), some 110,000 businesses were founded from January to September 2011, whose legal form and number of employees suggest some economic importance. That was 3.8% less than in the same period of the previous year.
January to September 2011: 6.7% less business insolvencies
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449
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2011-12-07In the months from January to September 2011, the German insolvency courts reported 22,854 business insolvencies. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), that was 6.7% less than in the same period of the previous year. The number of consumer insolvencies in the period from January to September 2011 was 78,569 cases, which was 3.8% less than a year earlier.
Press release
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410
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2011-11-08As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in August 2011, German insolvency courts reported 13,846 insolvencies; 2,583 of them referred to enterprises and 9,061 to consumers. The total number of insolvencies decreased 3.7% compared with August 2010, enterprise insolvencies decreased 2.9% and insolvencies of consumers decreased 5.1%.
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374
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2011-10-10As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in July 2011, German insolvency courts reported 13,356 insolvencies; 2,504 of them referred to enterprises and 8,656 to consumers. The total number of insolvencies decreased 7.4% compared with July 2010, enterprise insolvencies decreased 9.3% and insolvencies of consumers decreased 7.4%.
Less start-ups of larger businesses in the first half of 2011
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No.
334
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2011-09-13As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), some 75,000 businesses were founded the first half of 2011, whose legal form and number of employees suggest some economic importance. That was 4.0 % less than in the the first half of 2010.
7.4 % less business insolvencies in first half of 2011
Press release
No.
323
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2011-09-07As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in first half of 2011, German insolvency courts reported 80,315 insolvencies; 15,247 of them referred to enterprises and 51,778 to consumers. The total number of insolvencies decreased 5.0 % compared with first half of 2010, enterprise insolvencies decreased 7.4 % and insolvencies of consumers decreased 3.9 %.
Press release
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288
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2011-08-09As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in May 2011, German insolvency courts reported 14,375 insolvencies; 2,611 of them referred to enterprises and 9,383 to consumers. The total number of insolvencies increased 6.7% compared with May 2010, enterprise insolvencies decreased 3.0% and insolvencies of consumers increased 9.7%.
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259
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2011-07-08As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in April 2011, German insolvency courts reported 12,866 insolvencies; 8,063 of them referred to consumers and 2,587 to enterprises. The total number of insolvencies decreased 7.8% compared with April 2010, insolvencies of consumers decreased 8.2% and enterprise insolvencies decreased 7.4%.
3.6% less start-ups of larger businesses in the first quarter of 2011
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No.
224
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2011-06-15As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), some 40,000 businesses were founded the first quarter of 2011 , whose legal form and number of employees suggest some economic importance. That was 3.6% less than in the first quarter of 2010.
4.0% less consumer insolvencies in the first quarter of 2011
Press release
No.
213
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2011-06-08As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in the first quarter of 2011, German insolvency courts reported 40,235 insolvencies; 26,156 of them referred to consumers and 7,529 to enterprises. The total number of insolvencies decreased 5.8% compared with the first quarter of 2010, insolvencies of consumers decreased 4.0 % and enterprise insolvencies decreased 8.5%.
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185
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2011-05-12As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in February 2011, German insolvency courts reported 12,708 insolvencies; 8,137 of them referred to consumers and 2,463 to enterprises. The total number of insolvencies decreased 5.8% compared with February 2010, insolvencies of consumers decreased 5.7 % and enterprise insolvencies decreased 3.7%.
Press release
No.
142
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2011-04-11As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in January 2011, German insolvency courts reported 2,304 insolvencies of enterprises, 9.5% less than in January 2010.
2.8% more start-ups of larger businesses in the year 2010
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No.
127
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2011-03-30As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), some 149,000 businesses were founded in the year 2010, whose legal form and number of employees suggest some economic importance. That was 2.8% more than in the year 2009.
Press release
No.
096
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2011-03-10As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2010, German insolvency courts reported 168,458 insolvencies, 31,998 of them referred to enterprises and 136,460 to other debtors. Enterprise insolvencies decreased 2.1% compared with 2009, an increase was observed in the total number of insolvencies (+3.4%) and in insolvencies of other debtors (+4.8%).
Press release
No.
054
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2011-02-10As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in November 2010, German insolvency courts reported 14,564 insolvencies; 2,498 of them referred to enterprises and 9,685 to consumers. The total number of insolvencies increased 5.5% compared with November 2009, enterprise insolvencies decreased 1.6 % and insolvencies of consumers increased 9.0%.
Unemployment as the main cause of over-indebtedness in 2009
Press release
No.
044
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2011-01-31Unemployment is the most frequent cause of over-indebtedness of individuals. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 28% of all people who sought the advice of agencies providing counselling to over-indebted persons in 2009 suffered from unemployment as the main reason for their over-indebtedness. In 2008, the relevant proportion was nearly the same.
Press release
No.
008
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2011-01-10As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in October 2010, German insolvency courts reported 13,374 insolvencies; 2,483 of them referred to enterprises and 8,694 to consumers. The total number of insolvencies decreased 5.7% compared with October 2009, enterprise insolvencies decreased 12.8 % and insolvencies of consumers decreased 2.6%.
1.9% less start-ups of larger businesses from January to September 2010
Press release
No.
464
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2010-12-13As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), some 114,000 businesses were founded from January to September 2010, whose legal form and number of employees suggest some economic importance. That was 1.9% less than in the same period of the previous year.
